Yesterday, the Montgomery County Board of Elections, which is effectively just the three county commissioners, voted two-to-one to reduce the number of polling locations from 352 to 140 due to the pandemic (a cut of 60 percent). The move is just for the upcoming primary which is on June 2nd.
The approved plan moves all polling locations into currently shuttered public schools. The consolidation means that most schools will be the voting location for at least three precincts.
Two municipalities, West Conshohocken and Rockledge, contested the move. They both have a single voting precinct and wanted to retain their normal locations and not vote at a school outside their borders.
The vote to approve the plan went down party lines. Democrats Ken Lawrence and Dr. Val Arkoosh voted to approve the plan and Republican Joe Gale voted no. Gale wanted to amend the plan to allow for West Conshohocken and Rockledge to keep their normal polling locations.
Below is a chart detailing where to vote in Abington Township, Cheltenham Township, and Jenkintown. You can also apply to vote-by-mail.
Abington Township
Ward/Precinct | Normal Location | New Location |
Abington 10-1 | Roychester Community Building | Overlook Elementary School |
Abington 10-2 | Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | Overlook Elementary School |
Abington 10-3 | Overlook Elementary School | Overlook Elementary School |
Abington 1-1 | Meadowbrook School | Murray Avenue School |
Abington 11-1 | Abington Free Library | Jenkintown Elementary School |
Abington 11-2 | Highland Elementary School | Highland Elementary School |
Abington 11-3 | Abington Junior High School | Abington Junior High School |
Abington 1-2 | Meadowbrook School | Rydal Elementary School West |
Abington 12-1 | New Life Presbyterian Church | Abington Junior High School |
Abington 12-2 | New Life Presbyterian Church | Abington Junior High School |
Abington 12-3 | Glenside United Church Of Christ | Jenkintown Elementary School |
Abington 1-3 | Rydal Elementary School West | Rydal Elementary School West |
Abington 13-1 | St Paul’S Lutheran Church Glenside | Abington Junior High School |
Abington 13-2 | Glenside Bible Church | Abington Junior High School |
Abington 13-3 | St Peter’S Episcopal Church | Copper Beech Elementary School |
Abington 14-1 | Living Word Lutheran Church | Highland Elementary School |
Abington 14-2 | Roslyn Fire House | Roslyn Elementary School |
Abington 15-1 | Roslyn Elementary School | Roslyn Elementary School |
Abington 15-2 | Roslyn Elementary School | Roslyn Elementary School |
Abington 2-1 | Rydal Elementary School East | Rydal Elementary School East |
Abington 2-2 | St Joseph’S Manor | Murray Avenue School |
Abington 2-3 | Rydal Elementary School East | Rydal Elementary School East |
Abington 3-1 | Ukrainian Educational & Cultural Center | Mckinley School |
Abington 3-2 | Ukrainian Educational & Cultural Center | Rydal Elementary School East |
Abington 3-3 | St Mark’S Reformed Episcopal Church | Rydal Elementary School West |
Abington 4-1 | Mckinley School | Mckinley School |
Abington 4-2 | Elkins Park United Presbyterian Church | Mckinley School |
Abington 5-1 | Willow Hill Community Baptist Church | Highland Elementary School |
Abington 5-2 | Willow Hill Elementary School | Willow Hill Elementary School |
Abington 6-1 | Edgehill Fire House | Copper Beech Elementary School |
Abington 6-2 | Edgehill Fire House | Copper Beech Elementary School |
Abington 7-1 | Rydal Park | Jenkintown Elementary School |
Abington 7-2 | Abington Friends School | Rydal Elementary School West |
Abington 7-3 | Abington Free Library | Jenkintown Elementary School |
Abington 8-1 | Willow Hill Elementary School | Willow Hill Elementary School |
Abington 8-2 | Salem Baptist Church | Willow Hill Elementary School |
Abington 9-1 | Ardsley Community Center | Copper Beech Elementary School |
Abington 9-2 | Ardsley Community Center | Copper Beech Elementary School |
Cheltenham Township
Ward/Precinct | Normal Location | New Location |
Cheltenham 1-1 | Glenside Elementary School | Glenside Elementary School |
Cheltenham 1-2 | Glenside Fire Company | Glenside Elementary School |
Cheltenham 1-3 | Glenside Elementary School | Glenside Elementary School |
Cheltenham 1-4 | Glenside Hall | Glenside Elementary School |
Cheltenham 2-1 | Westminster Seminary | Glenside Elementary School |
Cheltenham 2-2 | Towers At Wyncote | Cheltenham High School |
Cheltenham 2-3 | Curtis Hall | Cheltenham High School |
Cheltenham 2-4 | Cheltenham High School | Cheltenham High School |
Cheltenham 3-1 | All Hallows Church | Wyncote Elementary School |
Cheltenham 3-2 | Cheltenham Township Admin Building | Wyncote Elementary School |
Cheltenham 3-3 | Elkins Park Square | Cheltenham School Admin Building |
Cheltenham 3-4 | La Mott Community Center | Cheltenham School Admin Building |
Cheltenham 4-1 | Cheltenham School Admin Building | Cheltenham School Admin Building |
Cheltenham 4-2 | Cheltenham School Admin Building | Cheltenham School Admin Building |
Cheltenham 4-3 | Wyncote Elementary School | Wyncote Elementary School |
Cheltenham 4-4 | Wyncote Elementary School | Wyncote Elementary School |
Cheltenham 5-1 | Gratz College | Myers Elementary School |
Cheltenham 5-2 | Myers Elementary School | Myers Elementary School |
Cheltenham 5-3 | Myers Elementary School | Myers Elementary School |
Cheltenham 5-4 | Cheltenham Elementary School | Cheltenham Elementary School |
Cheltenham 6-1 | Congregation Kol Ami | Elkins Park School |
Cheltenham 6-2 | Samuel A Green House | Myers Elementary School |
Cheltenham 6-3 | Elkins Park School | Elkins Park School |
Cheltenham 7-1 | Rowland Community Center | Elkins Park School |
Cheltenham 7-2 | Berachah Church | Cheltenham Elementary School |
Cheltenham 7-3 | Cheltenham Elementary School | Cheltenham Elementary School |
Jenkintown Borough
Ward/Precinct | Normal Location | New Location |
Jenkintown 1 | Jenkintown Library | Jenkintown High School |
Jenkintown 2 | Jenkintown Elementary School | Jenkintown Elementary School |
Jenkintown 3 | Jenkintown United Methodist Church | Jenkintown High School |
Jenkintown 4 | Jenkintown High School | Jenkintown High School |