HOW TO VOTE

To be eligible to vote in Pennsylvania

• You must be a citizen of the United states, and
• You must be 18 years of age by election day, and
• You must have been a resident of your election district, division, or precinct
  for at least 30 days before election day, and
• You must not be incarcerated, including on parole, and
• You must be registered to vote.

You may register to vote

In person at the County Voter Registration Office

• In Northampton County in the Wolf Building, 45 N. 2nd St., Easton.
• In Lehigh County at the Government Center, 17 S. 7th St., in Allentown.

By mail by obtaining a mail-in form from

• The County Voter Registration Office
• Local libraries
• Municipal buildings
• Public schools
• Employers’ personnel offices
• Some liquor stores
• State offices such as departments of aging and revenue
• Legislators’ offices
• Armed forces recruitment centers
• Many post offices
• The League of Women Voters.

In person when you renew or apply for a driver’s license.

You may also register online.
Information for Pennsylvania voters is provided here: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/site/default.asp

Information for each state is provided here:
http://www.lwv.org/voter/register.cfm

You must re-register to vote if

• You have moved (even a short distance), or
• You want to change your party affiliation, or
• You have changed your name, or
• You encountered a problem with your registration records at the last election.

Where do you vote?

• In person at the polling place in your election district. The precinct is noted on your registration card. If you do not know your polling place or district, call the County Board of Elections at 610-559-3055 in Northampton County or 610-782-3194 in Lehigh County. Locations of polling places are printed in the Express-Times and Morning Call newspapers shortly before election day. If you need instructions on how to use the voting machines, an election officer will help you, or see below. People voting for the first time in a polling place must show a form of identification in order to be permitted to vote. This is a new regulation that affects first-time voters, and those who have moved.
   
• By absentee ballot if you will be absent from the municipality where you reside because of occupation, business, or duties; or if you are unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability. Absentee ballot request forms are available at your County Voter Registration Office, at municipal and legislators’ offices, from the League of Women Voters, and online. A first-time voter must send a photocopy of his/her driver's license along with the application for an absentee ballot.

How do you vote?

• Lehigh County (video instructions)
• Northampton County (pdf file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Lehigh County Voter Registration Office — 610-782-3194
Northampton County Voter Registration Office — 610-559-3055

http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/site/default.asp for state election information