Why Must Independents Register As Republican Or Democrat To Vote In The Primaries Of Certain States?

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Pennsylvania voters will caput to the polls Tuesday, May 17, to cast their ballots in the 2022 Primary Election. Here's everything you demand to know:

What's on the ballot?

The ii big races we are watching are for Pennsylvania governor and the country's U.S. Senate seat.
- In the gubernatorial race, Pennsylvania Attorney Full general Josh Shapiro is the lone Democrat. Meanwhile, nine Republicans are on the ballot: Lou Barletta, Jake Corman III, Joe Gale, Charlie Gerow, Melissa Hart, Doug Mastriano, Bill McSwain, David White, and Nche Zama.
- Running for the senate seat on the Autonomous side are: John Fetterman, Malcolm Kenyatta, Alexandria Khalil and Conor Lamb. On the Republican side are: Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos, George Bochetto, Sean Gale, David McCormick, Mehmet Oz and Carla Sands.
To view a sample ballot and questions based on your accost, click here.

What time practise the polls open up?

Polls are open on Ballot Day from vii a.m. – 8 p.m.

Where is my polling place?

You lot can locate your polling place by typing your canton of residence, city, street proper noun, business firm number, and zip lawmaking, here.

How practise I check my registration status?

You can check on the Section of State website by searching past proper noun, driver's license number or with your PennDOT ID.

How practise I register to vote?

There are iv ways to register to vote:

online
by mail (download the PA Voter Registration Application)
in person at your county voter registration office. Notice your county registration office, here.
at PennDOT and some other government agencies. Find a PennDOT location almost y'all.

How practise I asking an absentee or main-in election?

Whatever qualified voter may apply for a mail-in ballot. You can asking this ballot without a reason. If yous plan to be out of the municipality on Election Day or if you have a disability or illness that prevents you lot from going to your polling place on Ballot Twenty-four hours, you can request an absentee ballot – which requires you to list a reason for your ballot. To asking an absentee or post-in ballot, click here.
Mail-in ballots must be received past your county election office past 8 p.m., May 17. If yous have an emergency (such as an unexpected disease or disability or final-infinitesimal absence from your municipality) you lot may all the same be able to get a election later the deadline. Find information about how to become an emergency absentee ballot.
You tin can hand-deliver your election before viii p.g. on Chief Election Day to your county election office or other officially designated site. Some counties are providing driblet-boxes for mail ballots. For a listing of all the ballot return and satellite locations, click here.
If you already submitted a mail-in or absentee ballot, you cannot vote at your polling place on Election Day.
If yous did not return your mail-in or absentee ballot and y'all desire to vote in person, you have 2 options:
- Bring your ballot and the pre-addressed outer return envelope to your polling place to be voided. Afterward you give up your ballot and envelope and sign a declaration, y'all can then vote a regular ballot.
- If you don't surrender your election and render envelope, you can merely vote by provisional ballot at your polling identify. Your county board of elections will then verify that you did non vote by mail before counting your provisional ballot.

How to become a poll worker?

If you lot are interested in becoming a poll worker, fill out this form.
Afterward y'all submit the form, your county's election office will contact you.
You may attain out to the ballot function to follow up. You can find the contact information on the Contact Your Ballot Officials page.

For more than information on poll worker positions and requirements, click here.

Deadlines:

May 2: Last mean solar day to REGISTER before the master
May x: Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot
May 17: Last day for Canton Lath of Elections to receive voted postal service-in and civilian absentee ballots (must exist received by 8 p.g.)

More than virtually voting at the polls:

If you are eligible to vote on a regular election, y'all will either mitt mark a paper ballot or vote using a ballot mark device. All Pennsylvania voting systems have been updated since 2018, and the voting systems are unlike from one canton to another. Learn nearly your county's voting system.
If y'all are not eligible to vote a regular election, y'all may be provided a conditional ballot. Learn about provisional ballots.
If you encounter an event at the polls, yous tin can submit a formal complaint to your county lath of elections and/or district attorney for investigation hither.

Where tin can I detect election results?

Election results are posted on the election overview pages, as well as the relevant candidate pages.

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CBS3 Staff