Need help figuring out voting in PA? Read this walk-through of PA voter registration, from eligibility and identification requirements to the different ways you can register to vote.
PA Voter Registration Eligibility Requirements
- Be a citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which you want to register and vote for at least 30 days before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- Be at least 18 years of age on or before the day of the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
Voter Registration Process
- Fill out a voter registration application form.
- Your county voter registration office reviews the form.
- If your registration is accepted, you will get a voter registration card in the mail. The voter registration card will show your name, address, party affiliation, and the address where you will vote.
Four Ways to Register to Vote
Online https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx
By mail: If you prefer to use a paper form, you can download the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Application. Print it, then fill it in, sign it and send it to your county voter registration office.
English Voter Registration Application | Spanish Voter Registration Application
In person at your county voter registration office:
- Lehigh County Government Center
17 S. 7th St., Allentown, PA 18101
(610) 782-3194
https://www.lehighcounty.org/ - Northampton County Government Center
669 Washington St., Room 1211, Easton, PA 18042-4101
(610) 829-6260
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/Pages/default.aspx - Monroe County Elections Office
One Quaker Plaza, Room 105, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
https://www.monroecountypa.gov/departments/elections/resources/voting
At PennDOT locations:
- Driver’s License Center
1101 MacArthur Rd, Whitehall, PA 18052
800-932-4600 - Driver’s License Center
1710 Hoover Ave, Allentown, PA 18109
800-932-4600 - Driver’s License Center
2473 Nazareth Rd, Easton, PA 18045
800-932-4600 - Driver’s License Center
4218 Manor Drive, Snydersville, PA 18360
800-932-4600
At other government agencies
- State offices that provide public assistance and services to persons with disabilities
- Armed Forces Recruitment Centers
- County Clerk of Orphans’ Court offices, including each Marriage License Bureau
- Area Agencies on Aging
- Centers for Independent Living
- County Mental Health and Mental Retardation offices
- Student disability services offices of the State System of Higher Education
- Offices of Special Education
- DA Complimentary Paratransit offices
- Any agency using the Compass application
Voter ID for First Time Voters
When voting at a polling place for the first time, you must show proof of identification, either with photo or not. The types of ID you can show are:
Approved photo ID
- Pennsylvania driver’s license or PennDOT ID card
- ID issued by any Commonwealth agency
- ID issued by the U.S. Government
- S. passport
- S. Armed Forces ID
- Student ID
- Employee ID
Approved non-photo identification that includes your name and address:
- Confirmation issued by the County Voter Registration Office
- Non-photo ID issued by the Commonwealth
- Non-photo ID issued by the U.S. Government
- Firearm permit
- Current utility bill
- Current bank statement
- Current paycheck
- Government check