What voters in Pennsylvania need to know

The November 2024 election is just around the corner and voters are preparing to head to the polls to cast their ballots in a number of important local, state and national elections. Here’s what you need to know about voting in Pennsylvania.

The biggest races that Pennsylvania voters will decide include the presidential race between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee former President Donald Trump, and the state Senate race between incumbent Democratic nominee Bob Casey and Republican candidate Dave McCormick.

Channel 11 spoke one-on-one with all four candidates in these two races. All four interviews are linked below.

Kamala Harris interview

Interview with Donald Trump

Bob Casey interview

Dave McCormick interview

There are three remaining ways to cast your vote on Election Day: vote in person, cast a mail-in ballot or cast a provisional ballot.

PERSONAL VOTE

All polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone standing in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to cast their vote.

Don’t know where your polling station is? Click here to find out.

When you vote in person, you contact poll workers and then mark a ballot by hand or cast your vote using a machine. Each county has a video demonstration of the voting system they use. Click here to find yours.

Cast a mail-in ballot

Even though the time period in which you could vote in person or mail in your absentee ballot has expired, that doesn’t mean you no longer have an opportunity to make your voice heard.

You can drop off your ballot at your county election office, a satellite election office, or at a drop box. In order for the ballot to count, it must be returned by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Click here to find out where you can drop off your mail-in ballot.

If you were able to mail your ballot, you can check the status by clicking here.

CAST A PROVISIONAL VOTE

There are very limited circumstances in which someone will vote with a provisional ballot on Election Day. If your eligibility to vote is uncertain, a provisional vote will be cast, even if you are eligible to vote. You can use this option if you requested a mail-in ballot but it never arrived, or if you are not listed in your polling station’s poll book.

Click here for steps to cast a provisional ballot.

Provisional ballots are cast within seven days of the election. You can check if it was counted by calling 1-877-VOTESPA or clicking here.

Allegheny County

Elections Department website

Phone: 412-350-4500

Armstrong County

Elections Department website

Phone: 724-548-3222

Beaver County

Election office website

Phone: 724-770-4440

Butler County

Election office website

Phone: 724-284-5311

Fayette County

Election office website

Phone: 724-430-1289

Greene County

Elections Department website

Phone: 724-852-5230

Indiana County

Election office website

Lawrence County

Electoral Service website

Phone: 724-656-2145

Washington County

Election office website

Phone: 724-228-6750

Westmoreland County

Election office website

Phone: 724-830-3150

In addition to reporting problems to your county elections office on Election Day, there are also statewide resources available to you.

The State Department monitors elections in Pennsylvania and also keeps records of election complaints.

You should contact this department if you believe your voting rights have been violated, have a complaint about the conduct of elections in Pennsylvania, or if you have knowledge of voter fraud.

You can file the complaint in one of several ways:

• Filling out an online form. To do this, click here

• Download and complete a HAVA complaint form (this only applies if you believe your voting rights have been violated)

• Call the voter hotline at 1-877-868-3772.

• Email [email protected]

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