Register or check your voter record
October 19 is the general-election registration deadline. Online applications are due by 11:59 p.m.; paper and in-person applications follow the county office's business hours.
Official voter resources
Make your Pennsylvania voting plan
Use Pennsylvania's official voter services to register, verify your record, request or complete a mail ballot, find your polling place, and review identification and provisional-ballot rules.
First steps
Start with these three actions
Use on-demand mail ballot voting
Pennsylvania has no separate conventional early-voting period. Once a county's finalized ballots are available, a registered voter may apply, receive, complete, and return a mail ballot in one visit. Counties must begin delivering civilian ballots no later than October 20, and on-demand voting closes October 27 at 5 p.m.
Request and return a mail ballot
Any registered voter may request a no-excuse mail-in ballot. The county must receive the application by October 27 at 5 p.m. Use the secrecy envelope, sign and date the outer declaration, and return the ballot so the county receives it by November 3 at 8 p.m. A postmark is not sufficient.
October 19registration deadline
By October 20civilian ballots available
October 27mail ballot application deadline
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Election Day poll hours
Election timeline
Counties may begin processing mail ballot applications
The official calendar marks the first day county boards may begin processing applications for civilian absentee and mail-in ballots.
Voter registration deadline
Online applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Paper and in-person submissions must meet the county office's applicable deadline.
Latest statewide date for civilian ballot delivery to begin
Counties may make finalized ballots available earlier, but they must begin delivering civilian absentee and mail-in ballots no later than this date.
Mail ballot application and on-demand voting deadline
The county election office must receive a civilian mail-in or absentee ballot application by 5 p.m. This is also the practical close of on-demand mail ballot voting.
Military and overseas submission deadline
Qualified military and overseas voters may submit a ballot by this deadline under the official UMOVA rules.
General Election Day and civilian mail ballot receipt deadline
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters in line by 8 p.m. may vote. A county must receive a civilian mail ballot by 8 p.m.; a postmark is not sufficient.
Mail voter identification deadline
A mail voter whose identity could not be verified with the application may provide proof of identification by the official deadline.
Military and overseas receipt deadline
A timely submitted military or overseas ballot must reach the county by this deadline.
Check the current rule: A voter must show identification only when voting for the first time in an election district or when the poll book otherwise requires it. Accepted proof may be photo or non-photo identification bearing the voter's name and address. A voter who requested a mail ballot may vote a regular in-person ballot by surrendering the ballot and outer return envelope; without both, the voter may cast a provisional ballot. Pennsylvania law permits but does not require counties to offer notice-and-cure procedures, so contact the county election office about any ballot issue.
No statewide referendum in the official listing checked
The Department of State Referendum Listing returned No Records Exist when checked October 1, 2026. This draft therefore counts zero statewide ballot questions. County and local questions are outside this guide, and the count must be rechecked after final county ballot notices are published.
View official ballot-measure informationNo statewide judicial election or retention question in the official records checked
The Department of State Retention Listing was blank when checked October 1, 2026, and the 2026 General Election candidate database showed no statewide judicial office. This draft therefore counts zero statewide judicial elections and zero statewide retention questions. County and district judicial contests are excluded, and the count must be rechecked against final ballots.
View the official retention listingUse the Pennsylvania voter portal for your complete ballot
The statewide guide does not include U.S. House, General Assembly, county, municipal, school, judicial district, or local ballot items. Use the official services and county ballot notice to confirm every contest and question for your address.
Open Pennsylvania upcoming electionsOfficial voter links
2026 General Election CalendarOfficial candidate, registration, mail ballot, Election Day, identification, canvass, and certification deadlines.Upcoming electionsOfficial election date and statewide voter guidance.Voter registrationOfficial registration methods, qualifications, and October 19 deadline.On-demand mail ballot votingOfficial explanation of completing a mail ballot before Election Day at the county office.Mail-in and absentee ballotsOfficial application, secrecy envelope, declaration, return, tracking, and receipt rules.First-time voter identificationOfficial accepted identification and Election Day polling guidance.Polling place searchOfficial service for finding an Election Day polling place.Provisional ballotsOfficial rules for voters whose eligibility or mail ballot status cannot be confirmed at the polling place.Military and overseas votersOfficial UMOVA submission and receipt rules.
Dates checked October 1, 2026. Confirm them at the linked official source.