One-Stop Voting Information Is Available at VotesPA.com

In preparation for Pennsylvania’s municipal primary election on May 18, Pa. Acting Secretary of State Veronica W. Degraffenreid reminded Pennsylvanians they can find voting information at votesPA.com.

“The votesPA.com site is a one-stop shop for Pennsylvania voters. They can verify their registration, find out where to vote or how to return their mail ballot, and even watch a video of how to cast a ballot on their county’s voting system,” Secretary Degraffenreid said. “We encourage all eligible voters to be fully informed about their rights and to vote in the primary election.”

May 11 was the deadline to apply for a mail ballot for the May 18 primary. More than 743,700 registered Pennsylvania voters have applied for a mail-in ballot and more than 63,200 voters have applied for an absentee ballot.

Pennsylvanians voting by mail-in or absentee ballot should return their voted ballot as soon as possible, delivering it in person to their county election board. Check votespa.com/county to find ballot drop-off locations and hours for your county. The deadline for county election boards to receive voted mail ballots is 8 p.m. on May 18, Election Day. Postmarks do not count.

Before making the trip to vote in person by mail ballot, voters should check the hours of their county’s election office, Secretary Degraffenreid advised.

Voters who have not voted by mail ballot can vote in person at their polling place on Election Day. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 18.

At votesPA.com, citizens can:

• Confirm their voter registration status.

• Locate their polling place and get directions.

• View a demonstration video of the voting system used in each county.

• Find contact information for each county election office.

• File a complaint if they encounter any difficulty or questionable situation at the polling place.

On May 18, voters who are registered as Republican or Democrat will choose their parties’ nominees for seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court and county Common Pleas Courts.

Also on the party ballots will be a wide variety of county, school board, and local seats such as mayor, city or borough council member, township commissioner or supervisor, magisterial district judges, and precinct election officials.