Voting in the primary election will look very different across the Commonwealth this year, both with it being moved to June 23 and with it being mostly by mail-in ballot.
Those measures come from order by the Governor and Secretary of State Michael Adams, due to the health concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Appearing on WHOP recently, Nikki Chambers with the local League of Women Voters says it’s created a lot of questions—ballots can be requested through the local clerk’s office and through govoteky.com.
She reminds that in a primary, you can only vote for the party you are registered to—there will be limited in-person voting in the county come election day.
The mail-in absentee ballot must be filled out correctly and mailed back, at no cost to the voter. Chambers says the League is working on ways to help get out information and find ways to host debates for local elections.
The Secretary of State’s Office has launched an online portal on govoteky.com that will allow citizens to both request an absentee ballot and change voter registration information—though the deadline for that is Tuesday.