April 19th: Deadline to Register to Vote
By: Amy Mearkle
Updated: April 15, 2010
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA -- Monday, April 19, is the deadline to register to vote in the May 18 primary election.
In the primary, voters will cast ballots for candidates for a variety of offices, including governor, lieutenant governor, state senator and representative, and U.S. senator and U.S. representative.
Applications from eligible Pennsylvanians who need to register, change their address or change their party affiliation must be postmarked or delivered to the applicant's county board of elections by the close of business on Monday, April 19.
The Department of State's voter education Web site, VotesPA.com, allows voters to check their voter registration status, download a voter registration form, and to obtain directions to their polling place.
You must be registered and enrolled in a major political party to vote in a party's primary.
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