(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of State)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt reminded registered voters in Pennsylvania today that October 28th, 2025 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for applying to vote by mail for the November 4th, 2025 general election in Pennsylvania, which is four weeks away. According to Schmidt: “The Shapiro Administration wants every registered voter to be able to make their voice heard, and casting a mail ballot continues to be a safe, secure, and convenient option for voters. Voters need only a few minutes to apply online for a mail ballot or they can visit their county board of elections to apply in person. Registered Pennsylvanians who prefer to vote by mail should apply today to give themselves as much time as possible to receive, complete, and return their ballot before the 8 p.m. deadline on Election Day, Nov. 4. Whether voting in person or by mail, the most important part is making your voice heard. Ensuring our elections are conducted freely and fairly, and that every eligible voter has a chance to vote, are top priorities for the Shapiro Administration.”
You can also click here to contact your election officials in your county.
You can also click here to apply online for a mail ballot.
According to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of State, here is some more information about what mail ballot voters should know about the November 4th, 2025 municipal election in Pennsylvania:
Once voters receive their mail ballot, they should do the following:
- Carefully read the instructions.
- Fill out the ballot, being sure to follow the instructions on how to mark their candidate selections.
- Seal the ballot in the yellow secrecy envelope marked “official election ballot.”
- Seal the yellow secrecy envelope in the outer return envelope.
- Sign and date the outer envelope.
More information:
- If a voter makes an error while completing their ballot, they should contact their county elections office to get a replacement ballot.
- Completed mail ballots must be received by a voter’s county elections office by 8 p.m. Nov. 4, which is Election Day. Mail ballots received after that time will not be counted.
- Options for mail ballot voters include mailing the completed ballot or dropping it off in person at their county elections office, which you can click here to contact the officials in your county . Some counties provide drop boxes or other drop-off sites for mail ballots and you can click here to find out where you can return your mail ballot.
- Pennsylvanians can also request their mail ballot, complete it, and return it in one visit to their county elections office until the close of business on Oct. 28. Voters are encouraged to check their county elections office’s hours and mail ballot availability before making the trip.
- Voters who received an absentee or mail-in ballot may still vote in person on Election Day if they bring their mail ballot materials with them to be surrendered.
- Voters who requested a mail ballot but did not receive it or do not have it to surrender may vote by provisional ballot, which you can click here to find more information about, or they can vote at their polling place.
- The Department’s voter information website, vote.pa.gov, is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese and offers voter registration applications, which you can find more information about by clicking here, a polling place locator by clicking here, and contact information for county elections offices by clicking here. It also includes tips for first-time voters by clicking here, mail-in and absentee voters by clicking here, elderly and disabled voters by clicking here, and members of the military by clicking here.