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Voting while at college can seem overwhelming. This webpage is here to help you with the voting process in the 2024 year. If you are a PA college student, you have many options to vote.
You have the right to register and vote where you live while attending college in Pennsylvania. You can use either an on-campus or off-campus address.
- The general elections will take place on Tuesday, November 5th.These elections will include many local and state races.
- Need to register ? Register to vote online .
- You should register to vote at the location where you plan to be on the date of the general election (unless you are voting with an absentee or mail-in ballot). Learn how to change your voter registration .
- PA residents can apply for a mail-in ballot HERE .
- The PA deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot must be received 15 days before Election Day. (Live in another state? Check your state’s deadlines here ).
- If you’re unsure of if or where you are registered to vote, you can easily check your status online, HERE . It’s important to know this information ahead of time so you are prepared if you have to make changes.
- Where do I get information on voting in Delaware County? https://www.delcopa.gov/vote/index.html
Registering to Vote:
To be eligible to vote in Pennsylvania, you must:
- Be a citizen of the United Statesfor at least one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania and the election districtin 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 ageon or before the day of the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
You have a choice of which address to use to register to vote:
- You can register and vote where you live while attending college in PA or at your prior home address, provided your family or guardian still resides there.
- If you register where you live while attending college in PA, you can use an on-campus or off-campus address.
- You can only be registered in one place at a time.
The Deadlines to Register to Vote by State:
- Pennsylvania:
- Online registration deadline: 15 days before Election Day
- Register by mail deadline: Must be received 15 days before Election Day
- In person registration deadline: 15 days before Election Day
- Delaware:
- Online registration deadline: 24 days before Election Day
- Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked 24 days before Election Day
- In-person registration deadline: 24 days before Election Day
- Maryland:
- Online registration deadline: 21 days before Election Day
- Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked 21 days before Election Day
- In-person registration deadline: Available up to and including on Election Day
- New Jersey:
- Online registration deadline: 21 days before Election Day
- Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked 21 days before Election Day
- In-person registration deadline: Available up to and including on Election Day
- Registration information for additional states can be found HERE .