Part 3: Do you need to update your Voter Registration because you have MOVED?
When you UPDATE your address, look for a new Voter ID card in the mail.
Rules for voters who have moved:
--moved within PA less than 30 days before an election, you must go to your old polling place; vote there and update your registration in person or you may do it online following the election. You may also vote with a mail-in ballot. The ballot can be mailed to your new address, although it will reflect the races in your old precinct.
--moved within PA more than 30 days before an election, but didn't update your registration. You can vote at your old polling place in the next scheduled election--Primary or General. If you vote in person at your old polling place, election officials can help you update your address while you are at the polling place, or you can update your registration yourself following the election.
--moved within PA more than 30 days before an election and still have time to update your registration. Do it!
--moved to PA; must be a PA resident at least 30 days to be eligible to vote. Register to Vote in PA before the voter registration deadline.
--moved to a new state: cannot vote in PA. Cancel your PA registration and register to vote in your new state.
IMPORTANT: If you HAVE updated your address, but election officials tell you at your new polling place that you are NOT in the poll book
or the supplemental list, you should ask the Judge of Elections to contact your county elections office to verify where you are officially registered, and if possible, go to that location and vote there.
If that is impossible, request and cast a PROVISIONAL BALLOT. Your provisional vote will be counted once your new registration information is confirmed. However, a provisional ballot is not a substitute for updating your registration on time. If you are not voting in your correct polling place, the ballot will not be counted.