Pennsylvania voting deadlines for the November 3, 2026 election

Pennsylvania voter registration closes Oct 19 for the November 3, 2026 election. Every deadline — registration, mail ballot and early voting — with the official source for each.

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Every date

Monday, October 19, 2026
Voter registration deadline (online, by mail and in person)

Register online by 11:59 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2026. Mailed registration applications must ARRIVE at your county elections office by the end of its business hours on Monday, October 19, 2026. A postmark by that date is not enough, so mail it early. Register in person at your county elections office (or PennDOT and other state agencies) by Monday, October 19, 2026. Paper forms delivered to the county office must be in during its business hours that day.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Last day to request a mail ballot

Your mail-in or absentee ballot application must be received by your county election office by 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Postmarks do not count.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Mail ballot return deadline

Your completed mail ballot must be RECEIVED by your county election office by 8 p.m. on Election Day. A postmark is not enough.

How voting works in Pennsylvania

Mail ballots must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by 8 p.m. Nov 3. Voters with a last-minute emergency (illness, disability, unexpected absence) can apply for an emergency absentee ballot after 5 p.m. Oct 27 up to 8 p.m. Election Day. Military/overseas ballots: submitted by 11:59 p.m. Nov 2 and received by Nov 10. A voter who requested but did not return a mail ballot may surrender it at the polls to vote regularly, or vote provisionally.

What we could not confirm

We publish a gap rather than a guess. These points were not settled by an official source:

Where these came from

Every date above was read from the Pennsylvania election office's own published material, last checked Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Confirm anything you are relying on with your local election authority.

https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dos/programs/voting-and-elections/running-for-office/2026/2026-general-election-calendar.pdf

Monday, October 19, 2026 Deadline to Register or Update Voter Registration (General) ... Online registration applications may be submitted until 11:59 PM.

https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/vote/resources/documents-and-forms/PA-Voter-Registration-Guide.pdf

Voter registration applications sent by mail must be received in the county elections office by end of business hours on the day of the deadline. Late applications are not accepted, even if they were postmarked by the deadline.

https://www.pa.gov/services/vote/register-to-vote

Register at least 15 days before the next election.

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-support/mail-in-and-absentee-ballot

5 p.m. Oct. 27: Your APPLICATION for a mail-in or absentee ballot must be received by your county election office.

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