By rssfeeds-admin This year’s 2025 municipal election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4. However, there are some important dates voters need to know.
- Oct. 20: Last day to register to vote in the municipal election
- Oct. 28: Last day to apply for a mail ballot
- Nov. 4: Municipal Election Day. Polls are open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- 8 p.m. Nov. 4: Deadline for your county elections office to receive completed mail ballots
Ballot Changes
In 2023, Pennsylvania redesigned its mail ballot envelopes to give voters clearer instructions to reduce errors. The following year’s election saw a 57% decrease in rejected mail ballots, the PA Department of State said.
However, in that same election, the department said 29.12% of the provisional ballots cast in the state were rejected. The second most common reason for the rejection was an incomplete provisional ballot envelope.
The state released redesigned envelopes in July featuring a layout instructing voters which fields they must fill out, including highlighting the two places where the envelope must be signed. It also identifies portions election workers must complete before and after the voter completes their provisional ballot.
- A voter’s name was not in the poll book or supplemental poll book.
- A voter is required to show ID, but cannot show ID.
- A voter’s eligibility was challenged by an election official.
- A voter was issued an absentee or mail-in ballot but believe they did not successfully vote that ballot, and the voter did not surrender their ballot and outer return envelope at the polling place to be spoiled.
- A voter returned a completed absentee or mail‐in ballot that was rejected, or believes will be rejected, by the county board of elections while believing they are eligible to vote.
- There is a special court order with respect to a voter’s registration status.
- There is a special court order related to extending the hours of voting.
- A voter believes that they are registered in a political party, but their voter record indicates otherwise (for primary elections only).
The county board of elections decides within seven days whether a person who voted by provisional ballot was eligible to vote at their election district.