The Municipal Election is Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

You can find your assigned polling place by checking the location listed at the bottom of your registration status page. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. If you are a first-time voter or are voting at a new polling place, here are helpful tips to learn how to get ready. And be sure to arrange for transportation to your polling place in advance.

View the Lawrence County polling locations HERE.

View the Beaver County polling locations HERE.

Voting by mail

If you plan to vote by mail ballot (either mail-in or absentee), you must request your ballot by the October 28 deadline. You can request it here.

If you are concerned about receiving your mail ballot in time, you can apply in person at your county board of elections office, fill out the ballot while you are there, and submit it all in one visit. If you choose this option, be sure to contact your county board of elections office first to verify their hours and to ensure their mail ballots are ready.

There are four steps for completing and returning your mail ballot:

Read the instructions carefully. There may be races on the back of your ballot, so be sure to check both sides.

Seal your ballot in the inner secrecy envelope marked “official election ballot.” Do not make any marks on the secrecy envelope. You must seal your ballot in this envelope for it to be counted.

Place the inner secrecy envelope in the pre-addressed outer return envelope. You must sign and write the current date on the voter’s declaration on the outer envelope before you return it to your county board of elections.

If you do not complete the declaration on the return envelope your ballot will not be counted.

Return your completed ballot to your county board of elections office – either by mail, in person, or at a drop box. Check to see if your county offers drop boxes or a satellite drop-off location.

Your mail ballot must be received by your county board of elections by 8 p.m. on November 4.

You are the only person permitted to return your ballot unless you have a disability and have designated an agent in writing to return your ballot using this form.

For more information about voting and elections in PA, visit vote.pa.gov.

Election Information

About the General Election

According to the official website of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, General elections are always held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In a general election, Pennsylvanians vote for federal, state, and local officials, including:

• U.S. president,
• U.S. senators and U.S. representatives to Congress,
• Pennsylvania governor and lieutenant governor,
• Pennsylvania General Assembly members (state Senators and state Representatives),
• Attorney general, auditor general, and state treasurer,
• County and local officials (in odd-numbered years), and
• Judges and magisterial district judges (in odd-numbered years).

In odd-numbered years, the November general election is also called a municipal election because there are no federal or state office races on the ballot.

Every four years, the general election is also called a presidential election because the office of U.S. president is on the ballot. The president is officially elected by the Electoral College, not by popular vote. But the popular vote – including your vote – helps determine which candidate receives Pennsylvania’s electoral votes.

About the Electoral College

The U.S. Constitution created the Electoral College to ensure that each state has a role in selecting the president, no matter its population. Each state has the same number of electoral votes as it has members of Congress. There are a total of 538 votes in the Electoral College. A candidate must win a simple majority–270 electoral votes– to win the election.

The Electoral College is composed of a group of citizens known as electors. Electors are chosen during their state’s primary election to cast their Electoral College votes for U.S. president and vice president on behalf of that state’s voters.

Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes. All 19 of Pennsylvania’s electoral votes go to the candidates for U.S. president and vice president who win the popular vote in Pennsylvania.

When you cast your vote for president, you are telling your state’s electors to cast their votes for the candidate you select.