The 2024 Pennsylvania Primary date is Tuesday, April 24th.
What's the deadline to register in your state?
https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/state-elections/state-election-dates-deadlines.htm#MI
The following are the candidates who have met the qualifications to be on their party's ballot in Pennsylvania. There will be additional positions listed on your ballot depending on your address.
Democratic: | Republican: |
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. | Nikki R. Haley |
Dean Phillips | Donald J. Trump |
Senator | |
Democratic: | Republican: |
Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Brandi Tomasetti |
Dave McCormick | |
Joseph J. Vodvarka | |
Attorney General | |
Democratic: | Republican: |
Jack Stollsteimer | Dave Sunday |
Eugene Depasquale | Craig Williams |
Joe Khan | |
Keir Bradford-Grey | |
Jared Solomon | |
Auditor General | |
Democratic: | Republican: |
Malcolm Kenyatta | Tim Defoor |
Mark Pinsley | |
State Treasurer | |
Democratic: | Republican: |
Ryan Bizzarro | Stacy Garrity |
Erin McClelland |
Representative in Congress | |
Democratic: | Republican: |
2nd District: | |
Brendan F. Boyle | Aaron Bashir |
3rd District: | |
Dwight Evans | No candidates filed for this office |
Tracey Gordon | |
5th District: |
|
Mary Gay Scanlon | Dasha Pruett |
Alfeia Goodwin |
You are eligible to vote in U.S. federal elections if:
Voter Registration Deadlines
In all states except North Dakota, you must register before you can vote. Registration deadlines vary. Some states close registration 30 days before the election, while others allow voters to register up to and on Election Day. Find out your state's voter registration deadline for the general election.
Voter Registration is by State
You must be registered in your state of legal residence; as a student, this can be either your home address, or your campus address. If you’ve changed states permanently, you must re-register in your new state.
You can’t be registered to vote in more than one place at a time. When you register to vote in a new location, you’ll be asked for your previous address. Your new election office will send a cancelation form to your previous election office.
If you’ll be temporarily away from home during the election, you can vote by absentee ballot with your state of legal residence. Examples of voters who’ve moved or are away temporarily include:
Different states use different rules and procedures for voting; some states allow early voting or voting by mail; others don't. Make sure you know what the procedures are in the state where you are registered. You can only vote at a Philadelphia polling place if you are registered to vote in Pennsylvania, at a Philadelphia address!
Pennsylvania has recently (9/19/2023) announced implementation of "automatic voter registration", integrated with the driver's license/State ID application process. WHYY news story: Pennsylvania has made it easier to register to vote when drivers get or renew a license
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR PENNSYLVANIA MAIL-IN BALLOTS:
* In Philadelphia terms -- put the jawn in the jawn, put that jawn in the other jawn, and sign and date the back of the jawn!
Vote-by-mail Ballots for Philadelphia voters have been updated to make the voting and return process clearer; see descriptions at https://vote.phila.gov/news/2024/03/28/2024-primary-new-vote-by-mail-materials/.
Ballot Drop-Off locations: Ballots can be returned by mail, or dropped off at Election Offices including the new satellite office at 4029 Market Street, or official drop-box locations. https://vote.phila.gov/ballot-drop-off/.
About Wards, Ward Leaders, and Committee Persons:
Philadelphia is geographically divided into 66 wards. Each ward is further divided into 10-50 divisions based on population. Every four years, during the primary election of the governor’s race, registered Democratic voters in each division elect two of their neighbors to serve as the division’s Democratic committee persons; likewise, registered Republican voters elect two Republican committee persons. The elected committee persons make up each party’s ward committee, and vote for a ward leader shortly after the election, usually informally at a meeting of the ward committee. Read more about the important of Ward Leaders at http://phillywardleaders.com/learn .
Drexel University (University City Campus) is in the 27th ward. The Ward Leaders are: