County Board of Elections Responsibilities
The county Board of Elections is responsible for:
- Distributing and receiving nomination petitions and nomination papers
- Preparing the ballot
- Retaining polling places
- Retaining / training / paying local election board members
- Programming and distributing voting machines to 240 voting precincts throughout Lancaster County
- Distributing and receiving campaign expense statements / reports
- Opening and centrally scanning mail-in and absentee ballots
- Certifying election results
- Receiving and retaining Statements of Financial Interest for candidates, nominees, public officials, public employees, or solicitors (Resolution No. 28 of 2013).
Registration Commission Responsibilities
The Registration Commission is responsible for:
- Distributing and receiving voter registration forms
- Processing new registrations, changes of name, address and party
- Furnishing street lists (alphabetical listing by street of all individuals registered to vote within Lancaster County)