How to vote in Pennsylvania in the 2024 election

Are you registered to vote?

The deadline to do this before the Pennsylvania general election is quickly approaching.

The fate of the U.S. presidency and U.S. Senate could be in the hands of the commonwealth’s voters, given Pennsylvania’s key status as a swing state. Elections for a number of key state offices, such as attorney general and auditor general, are also on the ballot.

Here’s what you need to know about the November election and how to register to vote:

The general election will be held on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5.

The deadline to register to vote in the general election is October 21.

Voters must be 18 years or older on Election Day, U.S. citizens, and residents of Pennsylvania for at least 30 days before the election.

You can register to vote online at the Pennsylvania Voter Services website. You can also register at your county’s voter registration office or print an application and drop it off or mail it to the office. If you mail your registration, it must be received by the deadline.

Pennsylvania residents are now automatically registered to vote when they receive their driver’s license unless they opt out.

Pennsylvanians who are lively duty military or are hospitalized or bedridden veterans can sign up at any time. More information can be found here available on the web.

If you are already registered to vote in Pennsylvania, you only need to update your registration if you have changed your name or political affiliation or moved. If you moved to Pennsylvania from another state, you must re-register.

The deadline to update your primary registration is the same as the October 21 registration deadline.

You can check your voter registration status online on the Pennsylvania Voter Services website.

Pennsylvanians will vote in elections for president and for representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, as well as for statewide offices including attorney general, auditor general, treasurer and General Assembly representatives.

Pennsylvania voters chose their party’s candidates in the April 23 primary election. In Pennsylvania, voters could only participate in the primary election of the party they were registered with. The winners of the primary will appear on the ballot in the general election. All registered voters can participate in the general election and vote for whomever they want, regardless of party.

Surveys will be open on election day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. If you get in line by 8:00 p.m., You can still vote. You must vote at a designated polling station, which you will find on the website of the Department of State.

If you are voting at a polling station for the first time, you will be required to bring your approved identity document.

All Pennsylvania voters can apply postal votingbut you must request an absentee ballot from your county elections office by 5:00 p.m. on October 29 and return it to your county elections office by 8:00 p.m. on November 5. You can mail your ballot in or bring it to county box, but you must provide your own ballot. People with disabilities can fill out Designated Agent Form for an exception.

If there are official satellite offices in your county, Votes cast by post can also be returned there.

The application for postal voting is available Here and you can find addresses and contact details of your local election commission office Here.

If you requested an absentee ballot and did not receive it or lost it, you may vote using a provisional ballot at your polling place. You may also return your absentee ballot and its outer envelope to your polling place and vote in person.

If you have an emergency, such as an unexpected illness, you may be able to receive an absentee ballot after the October 29 deadline. request for an emergency postal ballot after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday before the elections. The deadline for submitting emergency ballot documents is still 8pm on election day.

In Pennsylvania, if you have already served a prison sentence for a felony and are released from prison or a halfway house before the election, you can vote.

Pretrial detainees and people on probation or parole (including people on parole living in a halfway house) are also eligible to vote. People under house arrest, regardless of their conviction status or conditions of confinement, are also eligible to vote.

Persons who are in prison, a halfway house or other alternative correctional facility prior to release because of a criminal conviction at the time of the election do not have the right to vote.

People who have been convicted of violating the Pennsylvania Election Code within the last four years also cannot vote.