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In Pennsylvania, people have to understand, it’s not really early “voting”.

Instead, you are given a form to fill out your voting choices, exactly the same form you get when you apply for a mail-in ballot. After making your selections, you MUST sign the ballot and place it into what’s called a “secret envelope”. The secret envelope is placed into another, bigger envelope. Sealed and dropped into a box. On election day, these envelopes will be opened and tabulated.

So basically, you are cutting out the middle man (postal service) to deliver the ballot.

One more thing, only a few counties in Pennsylvania allow this type of in-person mail-in ballot processing. In all the other counties, you have to either apply for a ballot that is delivered to you in the mail or you have to wait until election day to vote in person.

Instead, you are given a form to fill out your voting choices, exactly the same form you get when you apply for a mail-in ballot. After making your selections, you MUST sign the ballot and place it into what’s called a “secret envelope”. The secret envelope is placed into another, bigger envelope. Sealed and dropped into a box. On election day, these envelopes will be opened and tabulated.

If people are in line before closing time and are forcibly turned away and not allowed the opportunity to go through the process you described, isn't that the same thing as being denied the right to vote?

usa.gov/voterfraud.com

How to report voter fraud, intimidation, or suppression
If you suspect voter fraud, report it to your state or territorial election office.

You can also report it to:
<><>A local FBI office
<><>A local U.S. attorney’s office
<><>The Public Integrity Section of the Dept of Justice’s Criminal Division

If you witness or suspect voter intimidation or suppression, there are three ways you can report it:
<><>Contact your state or territorial election office
<><>Contact the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Dept of Justice
<><>Use the Election Complaint Report online form

LAST UPDATED: September 18, 2024

Voter fraud, voter suppression, and other election crimes

If you witness or suspect election crimes, you can report them. Learn where to report voter fraud and voting rights violations.

What are the types of voter and election crimes?
Federal election crimes fall into three broad categories:
<><>Campaign finance crimes, such as when candidates accept funds that violate the amounts or donors permitted under the law
<><>Voter fraud and voter registration fraud, such as when someone illegally casts a vote in the name of a dead person or someone who has moved. Many states have strengthened their voter ID requirements to help stop voter fraud.
<><>Civil rights violations involving voter intimidation, coercion, threats, and other tactics to suppress a person’s ability to vote

You have the right to cast your vote in private. There is no law against asking someone who they are voting for. But you do not have to share that information with anyone if you do not want to.

Get more information about federal election fraud, intimidation, and suppression from the U.S. Department of Justice.