Scheduling Order
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1111/1/2010
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Procedure to follow in the filing of
EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT
For General Election 2010: November 2, 2010
As required by Act 137 of 2006 (see 25 P.S. §3146.2a), Electors who become physically
disabled or ill, or due to business reasons are absent from Philadelphia after 5:00 PM Friday,
October 29, 2010 and until 8:00 PM on Election Day –November 2, 2010 may request an
Absentee Ballot if the Elector or the Elector’s Authorized Representative completes and files
with the Court of Common Pleas “an Emergency Application” (or a letter or other signed
document which includes the same information as is provided in the Emergency Application) as
follows:
1) Only the Elector or his/her Authorized Representative can file the Emergency
Application and attend the hearing scheduled on the Application.
2) No Emergency Applications can be filed with the Court during non-court hours.
3) Monday, November 1, 2010. The elector or the elector’s Authorized Representative
may file an Emergency Application for Absentee Ballot from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in
Room 280, City Hall. No fee shall be paid. The Prothonotary shall assign a Court Term
and Number and return the Application and Order to the filer who will bring it to Room
296 City Hall. Civil Administration shall: schedule a hearing, give a copy of the
Application and Scheduling Order to the Elector/Representative and fax a copy of the
Application and Scheduling Order to the Election Voter Registration Clerk (Fax: 686-
3398; Phone 686-3943). The Election Voter Registration Clerk will determine whether
the elector is otherwise qualified to vote, and if so, will print and bring the Absentee
Ballot to the scheduled hearing.
After the hearing, the judge will issue the Final Order. If the Application is granted, the
judge will give the Elector or Authorized Representative the absentee ballot. Election
Staff personnel will be present at the hearing to answer any questions.
4) Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The elector or the elector’s Authorized Representative
may file an Emergency Application for Absentee Ballot from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM in
Room 280, City Hall. No fee shall be paid. The Prothonotary shall assign a Court Term
and Number, schedule a hearing for Central Election Court, Room 676 City Hall, give a
copy of the Application and Scheduling Order to the Elector/Representative and fax a
copy of the Application and Scheduling Order to the Election Voter Registration Clerk
(Fax: 686-3398; Phone 686-3943). The Election Voter Registration Clerk will determine
whether the elector is otherwise qualified to vote, and if so, will print and bring the
Absentee Ballot to the scheduled hearing.
After the hearing, the judge will issue the Final Order. If the Application is granted, the
judge will give the Elector or Authorized Representative the absentee ballot. Election
Staff personnel will be there to answer any questions.
5) The required forms are available from: the County Board of Elections, Room 142
City Hall; the Prothonotary, Room 280 City Hall; the First Judicial District’s Civil
Administration, Room 296 City Hall, and the Court’s website:
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