Registering to Vote in Pennsylvania

To register to vote in Pennsylvania you must:

 Be a United States citizen for at least 30 days prior to the next election.
 Be at least 18 years of age before the next election.
 Be a resident of Pennsylvania and your election district for at least 30 days before the next election.

These are unprecedented times and many people who own second homes in Pennsylvania are
spending more time here due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has many people considering
their options when it comes to voting in the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election.
Voters must register in the state of their Primary Residence. Listed below are indicators of an
established Primary Residence.
 You have, or plan to obtain, a Pennsylvania Driver’s License within the next 60 days.
New residents of Pennsylvania who hold a valid driver’s license from another state in the United States must get
a Pennsylvania Driver’s License within 60 days after moving to PA and surrender their out-of-state driver’s
license and/or ID card.
 Your vehicles are registered in PA.
 You file your Federal Taxes from your address in PA.
 Your bank statements and payroll stubs reflect your PA address.
 Your medical and other insurance policies reflect your PA address.
 You spend more than 183 days per year in Pennsylvania.

If the answer is YES to the above Primary Residence indicators, you are eligible to register and
vote in Pennsylvania.
If you have answered NO, you must contact your county elections office in the state of your
Primary Residence to determine your voting options.
You must also be a registered voter in your voting district for 30 days prior to the election to
be eligible to vote.

PLEASE NOTE:
PENALTY FOR FALSIFYING DECLARATION
Warning: If a person signs an official registration application knowing a statement
declared in the application to be false, makes a false registration, or furnishes false
information, the person commits perjury.
Perjury is punishable, upon conviction, by a term of imprisonment not exceeding seven
years, or a fine not exceeding $15,000, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Submitting an application containing false information may also subject a person to other
penalties, including loss of the right of suffrage, under state or federal law.