Advocacy

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Voting in PA

To register to vote in Pennsylvania you must:

Be 18 years old by Election Day
Be a U.S. citizen for at least one month before the election
Have lived in your election district for at least 30 days before Election Day

You need to register NOW if …

You have moved
You want to change your party affiliation
There is a mix-up in your registration and you needed a court order to vote in the last election
You have changed your name (e.g. through marriage)
You changed your address, yet still live in the same election district

Meanwhile, here is how you can become a registered voter in Pennsylvania:

Option 1: Register to vote in person

(Please note: The deadline for in-person voter registration is 30 days before each primary or election)

At your local Elections office

To find the address of your Elections’ office, go to the Pennsylvania Web site, www.dos.state.pa.us

If you live in Pittsburgh:

Allegheny County Elections Division
Room 609, County Office Building
542 Forbes Ave. (Ross Street and Forbes Avenue)
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone: 412-350-4510.

Pennsylvania State offices that provide public assistance and services to persons with disabilities
Armed Service Recruitment Centers
Area agencies on aging
Centers for independent living
Allegheny County mental health and mental retardation offices
Student disability services offices of the State System of Higher Education
Offices of Special Education
The Allegheny County Marriage License Bureau, first floor, City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh, or
PennDot Driver’s License Centers, if you are applying for or renewing your Pennsylvania Driver’s License. Your application for a driver’s license or renewal may also serve as an application for voter registration or an update to your voter registration status.

Option 2: Register by mail and obtain forms

(Please note: Registration-by-mail forms must be postmarked no later than the voter registration deadline.)

All branches of the Carnegie Library and Northland Public Library
Many municipal buildings
State liquor stores
Some branches of the United State Postal Service
Many federal, State Senate and State House of Representative district offices
Political parties and organizations
Many colleges and universities
Many Co-Go and Giant Eagle stores

Pennsylvania Department of State Web site www.dos.state.pa.us.

Find more information about advocacy and government relations at www.congress.org.