ELECTION CALENDAR

GENERAL Election – Tues. Nov 3, 2026

Monday, Sept. 14 – 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, Oct. 19 – 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, Oct. 27 – MAIL-IN BALLOT REQUESTS ARE DUE (7 days before Election Day) – but don’t wait this long!!

**Also – THIS is the Recommended latest day 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 recommended SAFEST way to make sure mail-in ballots are RECEIVED ON ELECTION DAY by 8:00 PM. Post-marks do not count; and ballots received AFTER 8pm on Election Day will NOT be counted).

Tues. NOV 3, 2026 – ELECTION DAY ! POLLS OPEN 7 AM to 8 PM
ALL VOTES DUE BY 8:00 PM. If voting in person, be in line by 8pm at your polling place; if voting by mail-in ballot, your ballot MUST be RECEIVED at an OFFICIAL ELECTION BOARD DROP BOX OR SATELLITE OFFICE by 8:00 PM, NOT at the polling place. DO NOT MAIL ON ELECTION DAY b/c POSTMARKS WILL NOT COUNT !!!