Pennsylvania

54% of 18-29 year olds voted in Pennsylvania in 2020*

*Source CIRCLE - Youth Voting and Civic Engagement in America

The Pennsylvania voter registration deadline is October 24, 2022. Voters can apply online, by mailing a completed application, or in-person at a county voter registration office or other designated locations.

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Check Registration Status

Check your Pennsylvania voter registration status here.

 

Eligibility

In order to register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen for at least one month before Election Day, a resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which you want to register and vote for at least 30 days before Election Day, and at least 18 years of age on or before Election Day.

  • Even if you have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or are in pretrial detention you may be able to vote. Click here for more information.
  • College students have a choice of whether they want to vote in Pennsylvania or vote in their home state. You may only be registered and vote at one location.

Deadline

The deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania for the General Election is October 24, 2022.

 

Voter Registration Process

There are three methods of voter registration in Wisconsin: online, mail in a printable application, or in-person at your county voter registration office, at Pennsylvania Department of Transportation locations, and some other government agencies.

  • Further voter registration information for Pennsylvania can be found here.

This page was last updated on July 18, 2022

Questions? Contact us here.

Pennsylvania offers in-person, absentee, and early voting in the 2022 general election.

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Vote-By-Mail Practices

All registered Pennsylvania voters are eligible to vote by mail. Click here to access Pennsylvania’s printable by-mail voting application and here for Pennsylvania’s online by-mail voting application.

  • The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is November 1, 2022 at 5pm by your county election board.
  • Your completed mail-in ballot must be received by your County Election Office by 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
  • Further absentee/by-mail voting information for Pennsylvania is listed here.

Early Voting

Pennsylvania offers early voting.

  • You can vote early in-person beginning 50 days before an election (September 12, 2022). You can request, receive, vote and cast your mail-in or absentee ballot all in one visit to your county election board. Learn more here.

Poll Finder

Locate your polling place here.

 

Election Day Practices

On Election Day, the polls are open 7am-8pm.

  • If you are voting for the first time at a Pennsylvania polling location, you will need to show a form of photo or non-photo ID. More information about acceptable forms of ID can be found here.
  • Further Pennsylvania voting information is listed here.

This page was last updated on July 18, 2022

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