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Applications must be received by 5pm on the 15th day before Election Day.
The state’s voter registration drive guide is here: vote.pa.gov/Resources/Documents/PA- Voter-RegistrationGuide.pdf
Training Requirement: Pennsylvania does not require training for registration drives.
Notification and Registration Requirements: Pennsylvania does not have notification requirements for registration drives.
Compensation Restrictions: It is illegal to pay registration drive participants based on how many registrations they collect. Do not offer an applicant any incentive of monetary value to register to vote.
State Form: Voter registration applications may be obtained from the Secretary of State’s website: pavoterservices.state.pa.us/documents/VoterApplication_ English.pdf
Pennsylvania application forms are available for free through the Department of State. To request copies of the Voter Registration Application email RAVOTERREG@pa.gov or call 1-877-868-3772. Be sure to include the number of forms you want.
Federal Form: Voter registration organizations are asked to use Pennsylvania specific application forms, but may also use the federal voter registration application: eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form/
Photocopying Blank Forms: Blank applications may be photocopied and used in registration drives if they meet paper quality standards set by the Secretary of State’s office.
Web API: Pennsylvania’s online voter registration system accepts applications from voters who can provide an electronic signature, even if they do not have a driver’s license. The state has developed a WebAPI for organizations, who must register with the Department of State’s Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation in order to use it at paovrwebapi.votespa.com/SUREWebAPIAdmin/
More information is available here: dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/Pages/ PA-Online-Voter-Registration-Web-API—RFC.aspx
Filling out the Form: As a best practice, ask applicants to use their full legal name as it appears on their driver’s license or Social Security card.
Incomplete Applications: Do not fill in any missing information on a registration form unless you have express consent from the applicant. Any person who assists in the completion of a registration application must sign the application and indicate the person’s address.
Photocopying Completed Applications: As a best practice, a voter’s full or partial Social Security number and/or driver’s license number should not be retained.
Submitting Completed Applications: Completed voter registration applications must be submitted to the voter’s County Voter Registration Office: vote.pa.gov/Resources/Pages/Contact-Your-ElectionOfficials.aspx
The Secretary of State recommends that voter registration organizations submit completed applications as they are received.
For more information, visit
www.fairelectionscenter.org
