York County to offer curbside and drive-up ballot drop-off ahead of May 20 primary; transit group to provide free rides

York County election officials announced curbside and drive-up options for voters returning mail ballots ahead of the May 20 primary during the Board of Commissioners meeting on May 7.

Clerk Dahl said voters may drop off mailed ballots in person from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 10 and May 18 at the County Administration Building, 28 East Market Street, and at the Pleasant Valley Road facility, 2401 Pleasant Valley Road. Drive-up service on primary day, May 20, will be available from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., the same hours polls are open; ballots will be accepted “in the presence of a sheriff’s deputy and county employee,” Dahl said.

A member of the public used the comment period to criticize machine-based voting and advocated for “Paper ballots hand counting” and urged residents to contact lawmakers about House Bill 771, saying “please vote no to house bill 771.” The board did not take formal action on the public comment; the statements were made during public comment and are recorded as citizen remarks.

Separately, Pastor Larry Wall Tower of Shiloh Baptist Church announced a “Souls to the Polls” partnership with Rapid Transit: “Rapid Transit will be providing free free, I'm sorry, transportation to all poll stations, along its fixed route,” he said, asking residents who need transportation to use the service on election day.

The county characterized the curbside/drop-off service as an option for voters who requested a mail-in ballot and prefer not to mail it or who want to deliver it in person; officials emphasized these are drive-up drop-off locations, not unattended drop boxes. No ordinance, statute or legislative change was enacted during the meeting; the announcements were informational and logistical.