Voter Registration and Information
General Election 2024 Information
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5! Polls are open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. in Pennsylvania.
Find your polling place here: https://www.pa.gov/en/services/vote/find-your-local-polling-place.html
The CCCE is providing rides to our local polling place for students registered at their campus address. The shuttle will leave from the Brinser lot at 8 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. Sign up for a ride here: https://forms.office.com/r/wQLzR1NEzV.
PA voters who are voting for the first time or are voting at a new address for the first time are required to show their ID at the polls. See the list of acceptable IDs for more information. Student can show their student ID.
Stop by the CCCE between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Election Day and show that you voted to receive an exclusive Etown Votes sticker!
Mail-In Ballots
The United States Postal Service recommended all mail-in ballots be mailed by Tuesday, October 29. If you still have a mail-in ballot after this date, consider going to vote in person on election day instead. If you requested a mail-in ballot and choose to vote in person instead, take the mail-in ballot with you to your polling place so that you can surrender it and vote in person.
Election Information
Visit Spotlight PA’s 2024 Election Center for a one-stop shop of all the information you need to know to vote on November 5! Use their resources to:
- See who’s on your ballot
- Learn about state-wide candidates (attorney general, auditor general, and treasurer) and take a quiz to find your candidate match
- Learn about PA’s US Senate candidates and our district’s congressional and state house candidates
- Ask their virtual election assistant all your election-related questions
Register to Vote
- Elizabethtown College encourages students, faculty, and staff to engage in the wider community, including participating in the electoral process. You must be registered in order to vote!
- U. S. Citizens who will be 18 or older on election day may vote in the election.
- Students may choose to vote either in Pennsylvania or in the state from which they moved. A 1979 Supreme Court decision affirms the right of students to vote in the county and state in which they attend school, whether they live on or off campus. Students can register to vote in the location of their student residence or their previous permanent residence.
- Note that changing your voter registration from one state to another may impact some recipients of state government aid and a small number of recipients of private scholarships and grants. If you have one of these scholarships or grants please be sure to check eligibility requirements.
- Changing your voter registration from one state to another will not affect any of your federal financial aid, including Pell Grants, Perkins Loans and Stafford Loans, Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and other federal loans and grants. It will also not impact whether you are considered your parents’ dependent for FAFSA (Federal Application for Student Aid) purposes.
Register to Vote Now!
If you are planning on voting by mail, either mail-in or absentee, be sure to request and return your ballot with sufficient time to spare to ensure it is received in time.
Voter Registration Links
Please note that each state has different deadlines by which you need to be registered to vote in the upcoming election. Please follow the links for information and to register. Most states have online registration.
PA Online Voter Registration - Deadline Monday, October 21, 2024
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx
MD Online Voter Registration
http://www.elections.state.md.us/voter_registration/application.html
NJ Voter Registration - Deadline Tuesday, October 15, 2024
http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/voting-information.html
DE Online Voter Registration
https://ivote.de.gov/voterlogin.aspx
NY Online Voter Registration - Deadline Saturday, October 26, 2024
https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application
For Registration Information for Other States
https://www.vote.org
For American Citizens Overseas – Federal Voting Assistance Program
https://www.fvap.gov/
Find Your Polling Place
VotesPA - Voting resources
Resource Center (pa.gov)
Find Your PA Polling Place
https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/pages/pollingplaceinfo.aspx
Find Your Polling Place and Other Voting Information – provided by National Association of Secretaries of State
https://www.nass.org/can-i-vote
Mail-in and Absentee Voting Information
Please note that when submitting an application for a mail-in or absentee ballot and voting by mail you need to be sure to allow sufficient time to receive your ballot and return your ballot by the required deadlines. Start early! Please follow the links for information about mail-in and absentee voting as well as to request a mail-in or absentee ballot. Please note that different states have different requirements, so be sure to check your state's requirements.
PA Mail-in and Absentee Ballot - Request Deadline Tuesday, October 29, 2024 (5 p.m.) / Return Deadline Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (8 p.m.)
https://www.votespa.com/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Mail-and-Absentee-Ballot.aspx
MD Mail-in Voting
https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html
NJ Vote by Mail - Request Deadline Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Return Deadline Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (8 p.m.)
https://nj.gov/state/elections/voting-information-vote-by-mail.html
DE Absentee Ballot
https://elections.delaware.gov/voter/absenteeballot.shtml
https://www.elections.ny.gov/votingabsentee.html
For Mail-in and Absentee Voting Information for Other States
https://www.vote.org
For American Citizens Overseas – Federal Voting Assistance Program
https://www.fvap.gov/
Voter Info
Please check out the following links for more information about upcoming elections. Note that the links may not be updated in between elections.
Your Vote, Your Voice
http://yourvoteyourvoice.org/
Vote.org - voting and registration information for every state
https://www.vote.org
Project Vote Smart
http://votesmart.org/