Important Dates in Pennsylvania

2026 Primary Election

Voting In-Person: Polls will be open on election day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling location

Voting by Mail-In Ballot: Your county election office must receive your completed mail ballot by 8 p.m. on May 19 (a postmark by 8 p.m. is not sufficient). Find your county election office

• May 4, 2026 — Last day to register to vote

• May 12, 2026 — Last day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot

• May 19, 2026 is the Primary Election

Source: Commonwealth of PA Department of State

Special Elections

Details about upcoming Special Elections in Pennsylvania

Voter Hotlines and Helplines

• For official answers from the Pennsylvania Department of State call 1-877-868-3772. Interpreters are available. Get help finding your polling place, understanding your rights, reporting problems, and more. More information at PA Department of State's voting and election website.
• Go to the Philadelphia County Board of Elections website, or call 215-686-1590 for questions or issues specific to Philadelphia polling places.
• Election Protection — 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) — multiple hotlines for English, Spanish, Arabic, and Asian Languages
• National Association of the Deaf offers an ASL Voter Hotline: 301-818-VOTE (301-818-8683).

Get Involved

• How to become an election poll worker
• Temple Votes — information developed for voters who are Temple University students
• Voting information for Pennsylvania College Students

General Voting Information and Forms

Pennsylvania Department of State

Your registration is not complete until processed and accepted by your county voter registration office.

• vote.pa.gov: Pennsylvania's voting and election information website with resources on voter registration, polling place locations, accessible voting, contacting election offices, etc.
• vote.pa.gov's Voter Resource Center
• Accessible Voting for Pennsylvania Citizens with a Disability Information from Pennsylvania's official website.
  Designated Agent Forms: The Accessible Voting page includes Designated Agent forms (English, Spanish, and Chinese) for those who have a disability that prevents applying in person for their mail ballot or delivering their mail ballot.
• Pennsylvania Online Voter Registration Application | Online Voter Registration - How to Use
• First Time Voters: How to Prepare
• Voting by Absentee and Mail-In Ballots How are the two different? How to request a ballot? How to return a ballot?  Visit this page for answers.

USA.gov

• Find U.S. State and Local Election Offices
• Absentee voting and voting by mail

Disability-Focused Voting Resources

Pennsylvania Voter Planning and Fact Sheets

• Sample Voting Plan Checklist
• PA Voter Fact Sheet: In-Person Voting
• PA Voter Fact Sheet: Mail-In Ballots
• PA Voter Fact Sheet: Voting Before Election Day
• PA Voter Fact Sheet: Provisional Ballots

Disability Rights Pennsylvania

• Ensuring Participation for All Citizens (PDF)
• Disability Rights Pennsylvania's Voting Guides "How to Vote in PA," "Facility Voting," "Disability Voting Issues: Access, Assistance, and Accommodations," and more.

RevUp Philly

RevUp Philly's mission: "to foster civic engagement and protect the voting rights of Americans with disabilities."

• RevUp Philly Coalition website

Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Voter Resources

• AUCD Voting Resources includes topics intended to help people participate: voting by mail, absentee voting, a plain language overview of the U.S. presidential election process, and more
• Presidential Election Process in the United States PDF in plain language
• Tuesdays with Liz video: The ABCs of Voting

Self-Advocacy

• SABE (Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered) GoVoter Project
• SABE Voter Education Toolkit (free educational materials to download and use for voter education training - includes trainer manual)

Guardianship

• Voting and Guardianship - by SABE GoVoter Project
• What Everyone Should Know About Voting and Guardianship (PDF) - by National Technical Assistance Center for Voting and Cognitive Access

RevUp Campaign and Resources

AAPD's REV UP Campaign coordinates National Disability Voter Registration Week (NDVRW) yearly, with a goal of increasing the political power of people with disabilities while also engaging candidates and the media to recognize the disability community. REV UP stands for Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!

Resources include Issues Guide and Election Accessibility Toolkit.

• REV UP Campaign and Resources

Accessibility and ADA Compliance

• ADA Checklist for Polling Places - Polling place accessibility information, checklist, and list of tools and tips for election officials
• Voter Accessibility and Other Rights via Committee of 70 (voters with disabilities, language barriers, provisional ballots, reporting issues)

Research and Publications

• Voters with Disabilities: Challenges to Voting Accessibility (GAO-13-538SP, published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office in 2013)

Election Protection, Voter Education, and Election Day Help

Election Protection (866 Our Vote)

Administered by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Website includes voter helplines, voter protection field programs, and digital tools.

• Election Protection - Pennsylvania Election Information

Committee of 70

Nonpartisan civic leadership organization that "advances representative, ethical and effective government in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania through citizen engagement and public policy advocacy."

• Committee of 70 Website

Other Rights and Protections Resources

• It's Your Right: A Guide to the Voting Rights of People with Mental Disabilities (PDF, updated 2018) - by Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, National Disability Rights Network, and Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP
• Common Cause - Nonpartisan organization working to ensure voting elections are free, fair, and accessible
• Troubleshooting Problems on Election Day - AT3 Center, published 2018

Nonpartisan Candidate and Election Information

• League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania - statewide nonpartisan voter services, education, and advocacy
• PA Youth Vote is "a nonpartisan collaboration of youth, educators, and organizations working to elevate youth voices, improve public school civics education, and empower youth as civic actors."
• Vote 411 - Find what's on your ballot - non-partisan information, both general and state-specific
• Ballotpedia (federal, state, and local election information, plus sample ballot tool)

Voter ID

• Voter Identification (ID) for First-Time Voters: Pennsylvania Voter ID rules

Philadelphia Voters

• City of Philadelphia Commissioners website for voter information, important dates, poll worker training, and language accessibility
• Philadelphia Voter Rights and Responsibilities, via Committee of 70

Other Pennsylvania Voters

• Allegheny County/Pittsburgh Election Resources
• Become a Poll Worker in Allegheny County
• Dauphin County/Harrisburg Registration and Elections