Show All Answers

1. Where do I vote?

After your Voter Registration Application has been processed, you will receive a Certificate of Voter Registration that will indicate your polling place and address. You can also contact the County Election Office for your polling place location or check our online listing of polling places.

Polling Places

2. How do I check the status of my Absentee/Mail-In Application or Ballot?

Click here to access Mail-In/Absentee Application or Ballot Tracking. 

3. How do I cancel my annual/permanent Mail-In or Absentee Ballot request?

Please complete the Annual/Permanent Status Cancellation Form. This form can be returned to our office by regular mail, email to bureauofelections@ccpa.net or by fax to 717-240-7759.

4. What are the voter identification requirements?

For current information about the Voter ID requirements, see our Voter Identification page. Voter Identification

5. What is the deadline to apply for an absentee or mail-in ballot?

Absentee & mail-in ballot applications must be received by the County Elections Office no later than 5:00 pm on the Tuesday prior to the primary or election. However, we highly recommend that you apply as early as possible to allow time for necessary mailings. Postmarks are not accepted.

View the Bureau of Elections Calendar

6. When must the voted ballot be returned?

All voted absentee & mail-in ballots must be received by the County Election Office no later than 8:00 pm on the day of the primary or election.

View the Bureau of Elections Calendar

7. Are Voter Registration records available to the public?

All Voter Registration records are considered public documents and are available for public inspection under the supervision of the County Election office staff.

8. How do I become a candidate?

Anyone wishing to become a candidate for a County or municipal level elected office may pick up a petition, instructions, and an election calendar from our office. The instructions are as follows:

All blank spaces, which appear at the top of the front page of each nomination petition, must be completed before signatures are obtained. Do not obtain signatures before the first legal day to circulate and file nomination petitions. Type or print the name of the candidate on the FRONT and BACK of the petition EXACTLY as the candidate wants it to appear on the ballot. Candidates who wish to use names other than a derivative of their legal name must execute a Name Change Request Form that is available at County Election office.

9. Who may sign a petition?

Each signer must be a registered elector in the same political party and political district referred to in the petition. Each signer must personally insert the information requested on the petition this includes: signature, residence as it appears on their voter registration, including municipality name, occupation, and date of signing. All information must be complete to be accepted by County Election office. Each signer may sign petitions for as many candidates for each office as they are permitted to vote for.

10. How do I become a candidate for a State Office?

You must contact the State Bureau of Elections at 717.787.5280 for the necessary paperwork and information.