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2024 Voting Resources

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Voting Resources

Last Updated on November 4, 2024.

If you have a more immediate need, please call the voter hotline at 1-877-VOTESPA (1-877-868-3772)

The Constitution guarantees that all citizens are guaranteed the fundamental right to participate in elections. In order to exercise the right to vote in Pennsylvania, you must register to vote. The deadline to register to vote was on October 21, 2024. If you did not register to vote by this date, you are unable to vote in the 2024 General Election.

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In order to vote in Pennsylvania, you must:

  • Be a citizen of the United States for at least one month before the election 
  • Be a resident of Pennsylvania and the district you are voting in at least 30 days before the election.  
  • Be at least 18 years of age on or before the election.
Many people have questions about whether or not you need to show an ID when going to the polls.  If you are voting in person, the first time voting at a new precinct or polling place, you must present a form of official ID (state-issued driver’s license, state-issued ID, etc.). After establishing your legal identity at a polling place, you do not need to show your ID again.

Important Dates

  • Polls are open throughout Pennsylvania on Tuesday, November 5 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
    • Find your local polling place here. 
    • Pennsylvania does NOT offer same day registration. 

Early Voting 

If you want to vote early in-person during an election, you must check with your county election office. 

Instructions on Early Voting in Pennsylvania: 

  1. Go to your county’s election office.  
  2. Fill out a mail ballot request form on site and wait for it to be verified. 
  3. Receive and complete your ballot following the instructions provided. 
  4. Place your completed ballot in the inner secrecy envelope labeled “official ballot” and seal it. Your ballot MUST be in the secrecy envelope to be counted. 
  5. Seal the smaller secrecy envelope inside the pre-addressed larger, outer return envelope. Your ballot MUST be in both envelopes to be counted. 
  6. Sign and date the voter declaration on the back of the outer return envelope. 
  7. Hand it back to your county’s election office staff for processing. 

Ballot Return Locations 

Your county election office must RECEIVE your completed mail ballot by November 5, 2024, at 8 p.m. A postmarked ballot by 8 p.m. on November 5 is not sufficient. Because of this, voters should bring their ballots to a designated ballot drop-box instead of shipping them via mail to ensure their ballot is received in time. You cannot return a mail ballot at your polling place. 

Ballot Drop-Boxes in Berks County   

    • Agricultural Center: 1238 County Welfare Rd Leesport, PA 19533

    • Berks County Services Center: 633 Court Street, 1st Fl, Reading, PA 19601

    • Berks County South Campus: 400 E Wyomissing Ave, Mohnton, PA 19540 

    For more information on the hours of these drop-boxes, visit the Berks County Office of Election Services here. 

    Ballot Drop-Boxes in Chester County  

    • Chester County Government Services Center: 601 Westtown Rd, West Chester, PA 19382  

    • Avon Grove Library: 117 Rosehill Ave, West Grove, PA 19390  

    • Chester County Library Exton: 450 Exton Square Pkwy, Exton, PA 19341 

    • Coatesville Area Public Library: 501 Lincoln Hwy E, Coatesville, PA 19320 

    • Downingtown Library: 122 Wallace Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335 

    • Easttown Library and Information Center: 720 First Ave, Berwyn, PA 19312  

    • Henrietta Hankin Branch, 215 Windgate Dr: Chester Springs, PA 19425  

    • Honey Brook Community Library: 687 Compass Rd, Honey Brook, PA 19344 

    • Kennett Library: 320 E State St, Kennett Square, PA 19348  

    • Oxford Library Company: 48 S 2nd St, Oxford, PA 19363  

    • Phoenixville Public Library: 183 2nd Ave, Phoenixville, PA 19460  

    • Parkesburg Public Library: 105 West St, Parkesburg, PA 19365 

    • Spring City Free Library: 245 Broad St, Spring City, PA 19475 

    For more information on the hours of these drop-boxes, visit the Chester County website here. 

    A special note for West Chester area residents: The Airport Road Post Office has opened a mobile unit facility to collect ballots up until the election. It is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday, November 4, and Tuesday, November 5, it will be open from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

    Returning your Ballot  

    • If you have a disability that prevents you from voting in person or delivering your mail ballot, you may designate someone else to deliver your ballot materials for you. You must designate the person in writing using the Designated Agent Form, also available in 10 different languages. 

    • If you have an emergency, such as an unexpected illness or, disability or last-minute absence, you may be able to obtain an emergency absentee ballot. 

    • Track your ballot here. 

    In-person Election Day Voting  

    • Polls are open throughout Pennsylvania on Tuesday, November 5, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.  

    • Find your local polling place here.  

    • Pennsylvania does NOT offer same-day registration.  

    • If you are in line by 8 p.m., you can still vote. 

    • If you did not complete your mail-in or absentee ballot, you may surrender it, along with the outer return envelope, at your polling place, then vote on your county's voting system.  

    • If you need help voting due to a disability, you may bring a person of your choice to assist you in the voting process.   

    County Election Offices 

    Berks County Election Office
    633 Court St.
    1st Floor
    Reading, PA, 19601
    Phone: (610) 478-6490  

    Chester County Election Office
    Government Services Ctr.
    601 Westtown Rd., Ste. 150
    P.O. Box 2747
    West Chester, PA, 19380-0990
    (610) 344-6410 

    For more information, visit vote.pa.gov