ELECTION CALENDAR

PRIMARY Election – Tues. May 19, 2026

Monday, March 30 – MAIL-IN BALLOTS MAY BE READY (50 days before Election Day) – Counties must begin processing vote by mail requests; this means voters may start receiving and casting their mail-in ballots (except if pending court actions about ballot issues delay this process).

Monday, May 4 – VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATES DUE (15 days before Election Day) – DEADLINE to make any updates to voter registration in PA, including address and party affiliation (important for primary). **Also – THIS is the Recommended BEST EARLY deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot.

Tuesday, May 12 – MAIL-IN BALLOT REQUESTS ARE DUE (7 days before Election Day) – but don’t wait this long!! **Also – THIS is the Recommended EARLY deadline to put mail-in ballots into the US Mail. After this date, HAND DELIVERY to a DROP BOX or ELECTION OFFICE (NOT US Mail !) is the best way to return mail-in ballots so they are RECEIVED by 8:00 PM on Election Day (post-marks do not count; and ballots received AFTER 8pm on Election Day will NOT be counted).

Tues. May 19, 2026 – ELECTION DAY ! POLLS OPEN 7 AM to 8 PM
ALL VOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 8:00 PM – voting in person, go to your polling place by 8:00 PM; voting with mail-in ballot, all ballots must be RECEIVED by the County Board of Elections by 8:00 PM (at their office or other drop location, NOT at the polling place). POSTMARKS DO NOT COUNT !!!