Pennsylvania General Election

Due to a court order on March 31, 2025, county election offices may not reject a mail ballot as a result of an undated or incorrectly dated outer return envelope.Visit the Pennsylvania Department of State website or contact your local election office to learn more.

Pennsylvania offers online voter registration.To register online in Pennsylvania, you need to provide your Pennsylvania driver’s license number or PennDOT ID card number. If you do not have a Pennsylvania-issued ID, you need to provide the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you have not been issued any of these numbers, indicate you do not have an ID number. To complete the online voter registration application without a PennDOT ID number, you must upload a digital image of your signature. You can also request and sign a signature form from the Department of State or print and sign a voter registration application. Both the signature form and the printed registration application must be returned to your county elections office by mail or in person. If you don’t have an ID number and do not upload an image of your signature, you can still submit a voter registration application by mail. Watch this video about online voter registration from the Pennsylvania Department of State.

You can complete a voter registration application in person. Contact your local election office for information on when and where to register to vote.Learn more by visiting the Pennsylvania Department of State's website or contacting your local election office.

Learn more about what will be on your ballot by contacting your local election office or visiting their website.

Department of State401 North Street, Rm. 210 Harrisburg, PA 17120Telephone: (717) 787-5280

If you are an active registered voter and you've voted at your polling place before, you don't need to show ID to vote.If you're a first-time voter, or if you moved within Pennsylvania and are voting for the first time at a new polling place, you must show ID to vote. Acceptable forms include: Pennsylvania driver's license or PennDOT ID card ID issued by Pennsylvania or the US government US passport US military ID student ID employee ID confirmation issued by the County Voter Registration Office non-photo ID issued by Pennsylvania or the US government firearm permit copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or a government check that includes your name and addressVoters without ID: If you are unable to provide ID, you will be able to vote a provisional ballot.

Visit your state’s site to find your local election office.

To register in Pennsylvania you must: be a United States citizen for at least one month before the next election be a resident of Pennsylvania and your election district for at least 30 days before the election be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next election