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Mail ballot drop boxes are open for the 2021 primary in Philadelphia.

The May 18 election features a race for Philadelphia district attorney and lots of judicial races, as well as four questions about changes to the Pennsylvania Constitution and one question about the city charter.

Check out the Billy Penn procrastinator’s guide to the primary for all the details here.

This marks the second year with no-excuse mail voting in Pennsylvania. Applications for mail ballots opened in February. If you applied to be a “permanent” mail voter last year, you still had to re-apply to receive ballots for 2021.

More than 365,000 Philadelphians voted by mail in last year’s presidential race — making up a little under half the historic voter turnout. Turnout is typically lower in off-year municipal elections like this one, and it remains unclear whether we’ll see a spike with the contested district attorney’s race at the top of the ticket. About 150,000 total voters cast ballots in the last district attorney’s race in 2017.

Haven’t applied for yours yet? The deadline is May 11. You can do it online at VotesPA.com/mailballotapply.

You can also make an in-person visit to Philadelphia City Hall. Registered voters can go to the County Board of Elections office in Room 140 and apply, vote on, and return a mail ballot all in the same visit. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you already have your ballot, you can return it at 14 locations citywide — you don’t have to find the one in your voting division. But you cannot drop off someone else’s ballot for them without filling out this paperwork first.

The Office of City Commissioners is also hosting a series of two-hour pop-up events all over the city where you can hand over your voted ballot directly. Scroll down for the list of dates and times.

Ballots must be received by election officials by the time the polls close: 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 18.

Ballot drop boxes accessible 24/7

Each drop-off location is monitored by round-the-clock security cameras.

City Hall (South Broad Apron): 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, 19107
Riverview Place (Columbus Boulevard side of the building): 520 N Columbus Blvd, 19123
The Eastern State Penitentiary: 2027 Fairmount Ave, 19130
Markward Playground: 400 S Taney St, 19146
Pelbano Rec. Center: 8101 Bustleton Ave, 19152
Ford PAL Rec. Center: 609 Snyder Ave, 19148
Smith Playground: 2100 S 24th St, 19145
Vogt Rec. Center: 4131 Unruh Ave, 19135
Independence Branch Library: 18 S 7th St, 19106
Dorothy Emanuel Rec. Center: 8500 Pickering Street, 19150
Pleasant Playground: 305 Slocum Street, 19119
Shissler Rec. Center: 1800 Blair Street, 19125
Chalfont Playground: 4382 Deerpath Lane, 19154
Stenton Playground: 4600 N 16th, 19140