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Northampton County changes six polling locations ahead of April's primary election

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David Zalubowski
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AP
Northampton County has changed six polling locations for the April 23 primary election

EASTON, Pa. — Northampton County has changed six polling locations for the April 23 primary election.

New voter cards with updated information have been sent to residents in each precinct, the county’s elections office said in a release Friday.

These are the precincts, along with the old and new polling locations:

Precinct
Old Location
New Location
Allen Township North

Allentown Township Fire Company

3530 Howertown Road, Northampton

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

1335 Old Carriage Road, Northampton

Allen Township South

Allen Township Fire Company

3530 Howertown Road, Northampton

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

1335 Old Carriage Road, Northampton

Bushkill Township - Clearfield

Bushkill Twp Municipal Building

1114 Bushkill Center Road, Nazareth

Bushkill United Methodist Church

1130 Church Road, Wind Gap

Easton 2nd Ward

Trinity Episcopal Church

234 Spring Garden St., Easton

First Presbyterian Church

333 Spring Garden St., Easton

Northampton Borough

1st Ward 

Assumption B.V.M. Church

2181 Washington Ave., Northampton

Northampton Memorial Community Center

1601 Laubach Ave., Northampton

Plainfield Township - Delabole

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church

1440 Verona Drive, Pen Argyl

Benders Mennonite Church

957 Benders Church Road, Pen Argyl

Anyone with questions on their polling location can call the Northampton County Elections Office at 610-829-6260 or visit www.vote.pa.gov/pollingplace.

New polling places follow new drop box locations

Northampton County voters also have three new secure drop boxes to drop their mail-in ballots this year. The locations are:

  • The Washington Township Municipal Building (Main Entrance Vestibule) at 1021 Washington Blvd., just outside Bangor;
  • The East Allen Township Municipal Building (Main Lobby) at 5344 Nor Bath Blvd., outside Northampton;
  • The NCC Fowler Family Southside Center (Main Lobby) at 511 E. Third St., Bethlehem

The new boxes join four other boxes at these locations:

  • The Northampton County Courthouse (Rotunda) at 669 Washington St., Easton;
  • The Northampton County Human Services Building (Main Entrance Vestibule) at 2801 Emrick Blvd., Bethlehem Township;
  • The Northampton County 911 Center (Main Entrance Vestibule) at 100 Gracedale Ave., Upper Nazareth Township;
  • Bethlehem City Hall (Main Lobby) at 10 E. Church St., Bethlehem

Accessing the drop-off boxes will not require going through security at any location, officials said.

Applications for mail-in and civilian absentee ballots are available in the Elections Office on the lower level of the courthouse at 669 Washington St., or by visiting The PA Voter Services website.

The last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot is April 16. Only registered Republicans and Democrats can vote in the primary.