Vibrant Democracy

Allegheny County will continue to run safe, secure, and fair elections, to ensure that every resident eligible to vote has the tools they need to cast their ballots. 

Initiatives

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  • In Progress 33% 33%
  • Completed 67% 67%
Community Priorities

Members of the Allegheny County community value:

    • Increasing voter participation in elections and encouraging all eligible citizens to cast a ballot
    • Providing more information about voter registration, important dates, polling places, and races
    • Recruiting more poll workers to work on Election Day

See the 6 initiatives Accelerating A Vibrant Democracy

6 Month Action Items

1 year action items

Election Information
Multilingual Access to Elections
Launch a large-scale public education campaign to share critical voting information with county residents

Allegheny County will continue to provide more information about voter registration, important dates, polling places, and races.

  Completed

The Elections Division webpages are continually updated  centralize all information regarding elections including:

    • Key deadlines, FAQs, and elections resources
    • Voter registration
    • Ballot return sites
    • Board of Elections meetings
    • Poll worker applications

Article for the Allegheny Votes E-Newsletter continue to be published in 2025, with important date reminders, as well as offsite voting location information.

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Improve language access so all eligible voters, regardless of the language they speak, can participate

The county will make voting instruction materials available in major languages spoken in the county and partner with the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law to raise awareness of their voting hotlines, which provide voter support services in multiple languages.

  Completed

All mail-in and absentee ballot completion and in-person voting instructions are now available in 11 languages. Additionally, at the user’s request, the Allegheny County website can be translated to over 100 languages.

Access to Voting
ACJ Voting
Poll Workers
Ballot Return and Satellite Voting Sites
Help seniors and people experiencing mobility issues exercise their right to vote by:
  • Educating non-partisan community-based organizations on legal options to assist voters with returning their mail-in ballot, at locations like senior care facilities and nursing homes
  • Distributing media kits to senior centers, care facilities, and high rises to inform facility staff and residents about legal options for returning their mail-in ballots
In Progress

Leading up to the Primary Election on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the Elections Division hosted satellite voting locations and ballot return sites throughout the community. Ballot return sites are strategically placed near current bus lines and accessible locations across the county.

Continue to offer voter registration support to eligible voters currently detained in the Allegheny County jail
  Completed

Through the efforts of the League of Women Voters, Elections Absentee Balloting section, and Programs Administrators at the Allegheny County Jail, individuals at the ACJ continue to  receive voter registration, absentee, and vote-by-mail information prior to each election.

Make it easier and more attractive for residents to serve as poll workers

Make it easier and more attractive for residents to serve as poll workers by enabling poll workers to split shifts and serve for shorter periods.

In Progress

The Elections Division is currently testing a new scheduling platform—to allow split shifts for certain pollworker positions—which will be implemented in 2026.

Expand voter access by adding more locations for staffed absentee/mail-in ballot return locations and “over the counter” voting services across the county
  Completed

The Elections Division hosted satellite voting locations and ballot return locations for the 2025 Primary Election.

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