From the York County Board of Elections webpage:

2022 Election Law Changes

Early Voting

In-person absentee voting has now been replaced with a two-week early voting period.

• Any voter can visit an early-voting location in their county and vote like they would at their polling place on Election Day

• Bring your Photo ID (if you do not have one, get one from your county elections office)

Statewide General Elections:

• Monday – Saturday for two weeks before election

• Closed Sundays and holidays

• 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

• All county elections offices

Other Elections and Primaries:

• Monday–Friday two weeks before election

• Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays

• 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

•  All county elections offices

Absentee Voting

Absentee voting allows qualified voters to cast a ballot by mail prior to Election Day. In-Person Absentee Voting is no longer available.

Voters Qualified to Vote Absentee:

1. Persons with employment obligations which prevent them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.

2. Persons attending a sick or physically disabled person which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.

3. Persons confined to a jail or pretrial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.

4. Persons who will be absent from their county of residence during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.

5. Persons with physical disabilities.

6. Persons sixty-five years of age or older.

7. Members of the Armed Forces and Merchant Marines of the United States, their spouses, and dependents residing with them.

8. Persons admitted to a hospital as an emergency patient on the day of the election or within a four-day period before the election.

To Vote Absentee:

• Request an application by phone, mail, or in person at your county elections office.

• Can be requested by voter, immediate family, or authorized representative (AR)

• AR must be a registered voter acting on voter’s behalf who isu nable to go to the polls because of illness or disability

• Individuals are limited to five application requests in addition to their own

• The deadline to return an application is 11 days before the election.

• You will receive your absentee ballot by mail.

• Vote and return your ballot to your county elections office by mail or in person no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day or in person at an early voting center during early voting hours.