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Voter Registration
To vote, you must be registered. To register, you must
meet these requirements:
 | Be 18 years old by election day |
| Be a US citizen for at least one month before the
election |
| Have lived in your election district for at least 30 days before the
election day |
| Submit registration form 30 days before the election |
Online
For Bucks County Election Information or to register to vote in Bucks County, go to http://www.buckscounty.org/ and
click on "Register to Vote"
Mail-in Forms
Voter registration forms are also available in many
places: libraries, colleges, state stores, post offices, and
most state offices. Just fill in the form and mail it to your
county Board of Elections! A Voter Identification Card will
be mailed to you.
In-person Registration
| You may register at your county Voter Registration
Office which is usually located in the courthouse. |
| PennDot: with your application for a motor vehicle
driver's license |
| Other state offices such as: Public Assistance
Offices, Marriage License Bureaus, Orphan's Court,
and Armed Forces Recruitment Centers. |
| Some rules apply at these state offices:
 | Employees may help an applicant fill out the
form but they cannot influence political
party preference or display partisan
allegiance |
| Employees may not discourage registration or
alter benefits or imply that benefits will be
altered by registration. |
| Where the application is made may not be
disclosed to the public. |
| Applications must be forwarded promptly to
election commissions.
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Voter Information
You stay registered even if
you haven't voted recently. An elector may not be removed
from the registration rolls except:
| By request of the elector. |
| Upon death of the elector. |
| Upon confirmation that he has moved outside the
county. |
| Upon determination of a valid voter removal
program. |
You need to register if:
| You have moved, or |
| You want to change your party affiliation, or |
| There is a mix-up in your registration and you
needed a court order to vote in the last election |
You should re-register if:
| You have changed your name (you just got married) |
| You changed your address but still live in the
same election district. |
Absentee Ballots
If you will be away from your county of residence because
of occupation, business or duties or you will be unable to go
to the polls because of illness or disability, you may vote
by absentee ballot.
1. Applications for absentee ballots are available from your county Board
of Elections. To obtain application online, click
here.
2. The Election Bureau will send you a ballot as soon as
it is printed.
3. Complete your vote on the absentee ballot and mail to
the Election Bureau. It must reach the Election Bureau by the
Friday before the election.
| If you find you are in town and can vote in person,
you are required to go to the polls. Tell them you
filed an absentee ballot and they will destroy it. |
4. Overseas Voting Information - link to
https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/
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