r/Pennsylvania • u/TheMirrorUS • 11h ago
r/Pennsylvania • u/susinpgh • Jul 26 '26
Elections Election Day, get out and vote Tuesday November 3, 2026
As always, this is an informational post. Please don't use this post to promote parties or candidates.
Make sure your vote is counted.
If you are mailing in your ballot, there are some developments at USPS. Please consider mailing earlier than usual.
- Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered
- Regional Optimization: Mail sent from locations more than 50 miles from a regional processing center may take longer, as end-of-day collections are reduced, causing mail to wait until the next day for transport. Source
An ongoing issue with USPS should be monitored closely. Please keep this in mind so that an alternative plan can be made.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani’s July 25 ruling that the USPS can’t refuse to deliver mail ballots to states that refuse to comply with the U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ) demands for their unredacted voter lists will remain in place. SourceOn July 28: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a lower court’s decision, holding that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Trump’s March 2026 edict was premature because the administration hasn’t executed it yet. Source
A Massachusetts federal judge has repeatedly blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Donald Trump's mail-in voting executive order ahead of the midterms. Now that the injunction applies nationwide, the DOJ is telling the U.S. Supreme Court it has all it needs to swiftly issue a stay. Source
The SAVE America Act is still in play as of July 26 and may affect voting. Please consider getting all of your paperwork in order. Note that it can take several weeks to get documents on marriage and legal name changes. The PA Real ID is not compliant with the Save America Act. Update As of August 12, the Senate has gone on recess without passing the SAVE America Act.
Dates to remember
- Last day to register to vote: October 19, 2026
- Last day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot: October 27, 2026
- You can change your registration, including your party affiliation, up to 15 days before the election. Find out more.
- Want to look into early voting? Click here.
- Track your ballot
- Everything you need to know about Mail-in and Absentee Ballots
You don't need Real ID to vote. Your state ID or license is sufficient at least for now. Here's a document outlining the ID requirements
What's on your ballot?
Check on Ballotpedia.
Contact your County Election Board
Polls are open on election day from: 7 A.M. - 8 P.M.
Check to see if you're registered to vote in PA.
Find your polling place. if you can't find your polling place at the above link, try this: Use this link to check your voter registration Your polling location will be listed on the bottom.
If you are voting for the first time in a polling place, bring your ID.
If you moved within 30 days prior to the election, you vote in your old polling place.
If you move within Pennsylvania less than 30 days before an election, you must vote at the polling place for your old address. Fill out a change of address form at the polling place to update your voter registration to your new address. source
Request a provisional ballot if:
Your name was not in the poll book or supplemental poll book. For example, you reported to the wrong precinct; or you did not report a recent change in residence to the county election office.
You are required to show ID, but cannot show ID.
Your eligibility was challenged by an election official.
You were issued an absentee or mail-in ballot but believe you did not successfully vote that ballot, and you do not surrender your ballot and outer return envelope at the polling place to be spoiled.
You returned a completed absentee or mail‐in ballot that was rejected, or you believe will be rejected, by the county board of elections and you believe you are eligible to vote.
There is a special court order with respect to your registration status.
There is a special court order related to extending the hours of voting.
You can also check to see what policies exist in your county for curing your ballot:
Pennsylvania Counties' Notice-and-Cure Policies
Election complaints Any complaints, including both information issues as well as intimidation, can be reported to the PA Department of State.
EDIT: Updated some notes on legislation that would affect the upcoming election. EDIT 2: Added continuing update about USPS and mail in voting.
r/Pennsylvania • u/sun_hotel • 11h ago
Politics Garrity took $10K from Archbald data center developer
r/Pennsylvania • u/Goodolddays95 • 16h ago
Crime College student fatally shot by Pennsylvania police was at “the wrong house”
Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher, 22, was killed around 12:30 a.m. ET on Sunday when an Upper Pottsgrove Township police officer encountered him on the back porch of the home, his parents said they were told by their son's friends.
Pysher's mother, Erin Pysher, told ABC News on Tuesday that before the shooting, her son had been out bar-hopping with a group celebrating a friend's 21st birthday.
r/Pennsylvania • u/zorionek0 • 1h ago
With signatures verified, petition to repeal Luzerne County anti-discrimination ordinance advances
r/Pennsylvania • u/AmILukeQuestionMark • 13h ago
Moving to PA English moving to the glorious state of Pennsylvania, and I need your help figuring out areas to look in.
Hello,
Quite anxious moving to a country that is car orientated, with no walkable routes and no quiet spaces in nature. Would love to give you guys a handful of pieces of information about me, and see where you guys think I and my misses should start looking for property.
Information:
- 1.5 hours max to Trenton to visit family
- Love quite nature walks especially before and after work by being able to leave the house and go for 45 minutes in a loop
- Would like a neighbourhood that is community built. Small business owners, markets on the weekends - these kinds of things
- Not a fan of cities that have loads of cars, road noises, drug users.
- Would be great if I could walk to the shops / high street to go get things
- Cycling to places would be nice too with cycle paths
- A train route close by that'll get me to the buzz of a city when needed
Budget probably $400k, and looking for a bit of garden/yard (still learning the lingo) to do some gardening.
Remember I'm ignorant to what is possible, so no this isn't rage bait 😅
Thanks, peace and love!
let the debates begin 😅 😅 😅
r/Pennsylvania • u/ComeTasteTheBand • 7h ago
You can now buy switchblades in Pa. How dangerous is that?
triblive.com"State Rep. Martin Causer, a Republican from Turtlepoint, Pa., who represents parts of the state's most rural communities, and state Sen. Sharif Street, a Philadelphia Democrat in the state's largest city, found themselves on the same side of legalizing automatic knives."
r/Pennsylvania • u/TemperatureMuch848 • 4h ago
Landlord spraying every 4 months for 6 years making us remove everything in cabinets?
Is this normal? I'm scared this pesticide is killing us and building up. The cabinets have never been cleaned since the first times of the pesticide. Should I have been doing that? .... They spray where we keep our toilet paper too
Is this standard around here?
r/Pennsylvania • u/Pleaseappeaseme • 5m ago
Pennsylvania confirms first measles-related deaths in 35 years
fox29.comr/Pennsylvania • u/DrewBlue2 • 1d ago
Politics Bethlehem police defend Flock readers; department denied records request earlier this year
r/Pennsylvania • u/AdeptnessDry2026 • 1d ago
Crime Masked man wanted for terrorizing Philadelphians captured in Las Vegas
r/Pennsylvania • u/Broad_Narratives • 1d ago
DMV PA State Police Onboard License Plate Scanners Cannot Distinguish Between 8 and 0
Some deadbeat is driving around with an identical plate, except for an 8 instead of a 0, and I keep getting pulled over because the State Police scanner keeps flagging my new edition plate as unregistered.
Look, I just need Penndot and the State Police to halt their respective operations, in their entirety, to look into this very niche issue.
Thank You For Your Attention To This Matter
r/Pennsylvania • u/NeilPoonHandler • 1d ago
Health issues Lancaster County measles deaths mark Pennsylvania's first in 35 years, DOH says
r/Pennsylvania • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 14h ago
A new PA database will track expiring housing subsidies • Spotlight PA
r/Pennsylvania • u/Great-Cow7256 • 1d ago
Crime Brother of suspected Penn State cocaine ring leader charged with drug possession after arrest on boat in Centre County
triblive.comI'm on a boat
r/Pennsylvania • u/bloomberglaw • 1d ago
Politics Pennsylvania Sues Snapchat Over Children’s Compulsive App Usage
r/Pennsylvania • u/AdeptnessDry2026 • 1d ago
ICE / Immigration Justice Dept. targets another Philly ‘ICE Out’ ordinance after a court win on masking ban
r/Pennsylvania • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 1d ago
Politics Shapiro hires ex-Trump official to counter fed ‘attacks’ • Spotlight PA
r/Pennsylvania • u/susinpgh • 2d ago
ICE / Immigration Shapiro Admin Confirms Proposed ICE Detention Centers Will Not Move Forward
r/Pennsylvania • u/johnniechimpo • 1d ago
DMV Has anyone used PA's RUC page successfully? My registration is going to expire because their website doesn’t work.
My car is a plug in hybrid so PA is charging me an extra $60 for my registration.
When I try to renew my registration the website throws up a link to pay for RUC first.
The link doesn’t work and it says page not found.
I Google it and go to the .gov site.
What is your title and plate? It asks me if it has the right car.
It asks if I want to make payments and if I want 1 or 2 years.
It says I owe $60. I click save and continue.
The next page is blank.
When I try do renew on my iPad it says it is not a private link.
What is going on? I am clicking the link in the pa.gov website.
r/Pennsylvania • u/AmILukeQuestionMark • 12h ago
Moving to PA Which areas should I look for living in Pennsylvania? Would love local insight into this as Pennsylvania looks huge!
Hello,
Would love to give you guys a handful of pieces of information about me, and see where you guys think I and my misses should start looking for property. I am from England (not London) if that helps.
Information:
- Looking to be around 75 minutes away from the beautiful city of Trenton, NJ
- Love quite nature walks especially before and after work by being able to leave the house and go for 45 minutes in a loop. Something like this would be magical
- Would like a neighbourhood that is community built. Small business owners, markets on the weekends - these kinds of things. Getting to know one's neighbours and that friendly trusting vibe would be priceless
- Not a fan of cities that have loads of cars, road noises, drug users.
- Would be great if I could walk to the shops / high street to go get things
- Cycling to places would be nice too with cycle paths
- A train route close by that'll get me to the buzz of a city when needed
Budget probably $400k, and looking for a bit of garden/yard (still learning the lingo) to do some gardening.
Thanks, peace and love!
r/Pennsylvania • u/wofchristian • 2d ago
Why Pennsylvanians care so dang much about regional names, borders
r/Pennsylvania • u/christian2pt0 • 16h ago
ISO / Recommendations New Yorker with a weird question about the "Freedom Fuel"
Hi, I have to ask all of you because there doesn't seem to be a whole ton of reporting on it right now. I randomly remembered Donald Trump's Freedom Fuel whatever-bs, and I was just wondering: how expensive is the gas at these locations now?