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Voting while at college can seem overwhelming. This webpage is here to help you with the voting process in the 2024 year. If you are a PA college student, you have many options to vote.
You have the right to register and vote where you live while attending college in Pennsylvania. You can use either an on-campus or off-campus address.
- The general elections will take place on Tuesday, November 5th. These elections will include many local and state races.
- Need to register? Register to vote online.
- You should register to vote at the location where you plan to be on the date of the general election (unless you are voting with an absentee or mail-in ballot). Learn how to change your voter registration.
- PA residents can apply for a mail-in ballot HERE.
- The PA deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot must be received 15 days before Election Day. (Live in another state? Check your state’s deadlines here).
- If you’re unsure of if or where you are registered to vote, you can easily check your status online, HERE. It’s important to know this information ahead of time so you are prepared if you have to make changes.
- Where do I get information on voting in Delaware County? https://www.delcopa.gov/vote/index.html
Registering to Vote:
To be eligible to vote in Pennsylvania, you must:
- Be a citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which you want to register and vote for at least 30 days before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- Be at least 18 years of age on or before the day of the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
You have a choice of which address to use to register to vote:
- You can register and vote where you live while attending college in PA or at your prior home address, provided your family or guardian still resides there.
- If you register where you live while attending college in PA, you can use an on-campus or off-campus address.
- You can only be registered in one place at a time.
The Deadlines to Register to Vote by State:
- Pennsylvania:
- Online registration deadline: 15 days before Election Day
- Register by mail deadline: Must be received 15 days before Election Day
- In person registration deadline: 15 days before Election Day
- Delaware:
- Online registration deadline: 24 days before Election Day
- Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked 24 days before Election Day
- In-person registration deadline: 24 days before Election Day
- Maryland:
- Online registration deadline: 21 days before Election Day
- Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked 21 days before Election Day
- In-person registration deadline: Available up to and including on Election Day
- New Jersey:
- Online registration deadline: 21 days before Election Day
- Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked 21 days before Election Day
- In-person registration deadline: Available up to and including on Election Day
- Registration information for additional states can be found HERE.





