Registration and Voting Information:

To vote in Pennsylvania on Election Day, you must meet two requirements:

You must be an eligible citizen AND

You must register to vote not later than 30 days prior to the election (March 29, 2004 for the April primary).

1. You are Eligible to Vote if:
   • You are a U.S. citizen, AND
   • You will be 18 years of age by Election Day, AND
   • You are a resident of Pennsylvania.
   
   
2. You May Register to Vote:
   • BY MAIL. You can obtain a mail application form from your county registration office or at your neighborhood post office, library or state liquor store. After you complete and mail it, to the county registration office, you will be notified by your county registration office when you are officially registered.
   • IN PERSON at your county registration office - in Philadelphia on the fifth floor of Riverview Place at 520 N. Delaware Ave. (at Spring Garden Street), or in Room 142 City Hall; in the suburban counties at the county court house.
   • WHEN OBTAINING OR RENEWING YOU DRIVER'S LICENSE and AT CERTAIN STATE AGENCY OFFICES. All citizens may register to vote when applying for or renewing a motor vehicle driver's license or in state welfare offices, vocational rehabilitation offices and armed services locations.
   • USING THE WEB by downloading the National Mail Voter Registration Form from the FEC. (Make sure you print it on regular paper stock, fill it our completely, sign it, and mail it in an envelope with the correct postage. If you live in Philadelphia, mail it to 520 N. Delaware Ave., 5th Flr, Phila. 19123.) Or you could request one to be mailed to you by the PA Department of State. Online registration is currently not allowed under the law.
   
   
3. You Should Re-register if:
   • You have moved AND/OR
   • You have changed your name through marriage or for any other reason AND/OR
   • You have failed to vote since BEFORE 1994 AND/OR
   • You encountered a mixup in your registration records at the last election and needed a court order to vote. (Remember: an Election Court order is only good for that election day.)
   
   
4. You May Change Your Party: You may change your registration to any party designation or to non-partisan, however as a member of a party you may only vote for members of that party in the primary election, and as a registered non-partisan you are not eligible to vote for any candidates in the primary election.

5. You May Vote:
   • IN PERSON at the neighborhood polling place for your election district. To find out your polling location call your county's Board of Elections (and in Philadelphia, the Committee of Seventy).
   • BY ABSENTEE BALLOT if
     • You will be absent from your municipality of residence because of duties, business or occupation OR
     • You are unable to go to the polls because of illness or physical disability.
   • BY ALTERNATIVE BALLOT if
     • You are handicapped OR
     • You are 65 years of age or older and your polling place is not handicapped accessible. (See our absentee ballot newsletter.)
   
   
6. You May Have Assistance in Voting if you have indicated your need for assistance on your voter registration materials OR by signing a declaration of your need for assistance at your polling place on Election Day.