FAQ

  • You can look up your voting precinct and polling place at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx

  • Pennsylvania holds Primary Elections every spring and a General Election every fall.

    • In Pennsylvania, we have closed primaries, which means Republican voters can vote only for Republican candidates and Democratic voters can vote only for Democratic candidates. The candidates who receive the highest number of votes go on to run in the General Election.  

    • ALL registered voters can vote in the General Election.

    • All registered voters can vote in the Primary Election on ballot questions and constitutional amendment questions, and in Special Elections.

    For more information, visit https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/elections/types-of-elections


  • You can check your voter registration status at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-registration/check-my-registration-status

  • If you move, change your name or would like to change your party, you will need to update your voter registration status. Information on how to do this can be found online at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-registration/update-my-registration

    • Absentee voting is available to individuals who will not be able to vote in person at their precinct on election day. Voting by absentee ballot requires you to list the reason.

    • Mail-in ballot: If you’re not voting by absentee ballot and do not wish to vote in person on election day, you can vote by mail. No reasons are needed to vote by mail.

    More information is available at https://www.vote.pa.gov/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Mail-and-Absentee-Ballot.aspx


  • Delaware County residents who vote by absentee ballot or mail or can drop off their own ballots only at any Delaware County drop box location up until 8PM on Election Day.  More information about the drop boxes can be found here. 

    The drop box in Nether Providence is located at the Helen Kate Furness Library, 100 N. Providence, Wallingford, PA 19086 |

  • If you are in possession of your mail-in ballot but have decided you want to vote in person, go to your precinct’s voting location and bring your entire mail-in ballot – envelopes and all – with you.  

    You can then cast a regular vote at the polls. If you requested a mail in ballot but cannot find it, you can vote using a provisional ballot at your voting precinct.