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Laws have been made governing voter registration and voter identification (voter ID) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Currently, only first-time voters are required to produce ID when voting in elections. A law passed in 2012 by the Pennsylvania State Legislature required all voters to produce ID.
At this point, it's too late to send a registration form in the mail. The local elections office must receive the application by 5 p.m. on Oct. 21, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.
All U.S. states and territories, except North Dakota, require voter registration by eligible citizens before they can vote in federal, state and local elections. In North Dakota, cities in the state may register voters for city elections, [1] and in other cases voters must provide identification and proof of entitlement to vote at the polling place before being permitted to vote.
Election workers in Pennsylvania who receive a new voter-registration form confirm the voter's identity and address. They also send mail to the address listed on the form, she said. New voters, and those voting in a new precinct, must provide an ID, and their signature is checked against a poll book.
Pennsylvanians will see candidates for statewide races including attorney general, U.S. Senate, and more on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
National Voter Registration Act of 1993; Long title: An Act to establish national voter registration procedures for Federal elections, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) NVRA: Nicknames: National Voter Registration Act, Motor Voter: Enacted by: the 103rd United States Congress: Effective: January 1, 1995: Citations; Public law: 103 ...
In Pennsylvania, your voter registration doesn’t have an official expiration date. But, you can be removed from the voter rolls under certain circumstances.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that the state will now automatically register eligible Pennsylvanians to vote when they obtain or renew identification cards and driver licenses.