Voter Information — Vote: It makes a difference!

Download our 2024 Government Directory (pdf)

The Government Directory contains contact information for federal, state, county, and local elected and appointed government officials, local judges, and local school boards.

Vote.PA.gov is an official, trusted, non-partisan source of election information.  It has answers to questions about registering, mail-in ballots, dates and deadlines, polling locations, the election process, and more.

2024 Election Dates

  Full Calendar of all 2024 election dates:
   absentee ballots, registration deadlines, nomination deadlines, etc.

  General information for the Luzerne County elections.

  Information regarding absentee and mail-in ballots is listed below.
 

Election Results

   County Results    (Tentative until all provisional and mail-in ballots counted)
   Statewide Results

Informed Voter Information

• LWV Voters’ Guide   candidate info and responses  (pdf)
• Candidate Forums   see the “Events” listing
Sample Ballots     Browse to find your municipality and ward
• Vote411    candidates and positions, polling places and drop box info
• BallotReady candidates and positions
• VoteSmart   position surveys, voting records, endorsements
• Ballotpedia   ballots and background
• OnTheIssues position matcher
• The Procrastinator’s Guide   articles and links for statewide and national races
• Elections Bureau        candidate list, polling places, dropbox info
• Pennsylvania LWV
• Campaign Finance Info     (Luzerne County)
• Candidate List and Calendar  (PA Voter Services)
• Times Leader
• The Citizens’ Voice      (Requires a CV subscription)
• PA Bar Judge Ratings
• Judicial Elections, general info  (Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts)

Registration Information

Eligibility Requirements

To Register You Must:

• Be a citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next election
• Be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next election
  
• Have been a resident of Pennsylvania and your election district for at least 30 days before the next election

Registration Forms

Click Here for a voter registration application and more information.

Application Information

Pennsylvania Voter Registration Mail Application Forms must be completed and submitted to your county elections office.

Pennsylvania law provides for permanent voter registration, unless the voter’s registration should be canceled in accordance with law.  All electors, except those in the military service of the United States and bedridden or hospitalized war veterans unavoidably absent from their county of residence, must be registered to be eligible to vote.

Once registered to vote, an individual is not required to register again unless he or she changes residence, name, or political party affiliation.

More information may be found on the Vote.PA Resource page.

County Elections Office

Director of Elections

20 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 207

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-3505

570-825-1715

Polling Places and Districts

• Luzerne County Polling Place List
• PA State Polling Place Lookup
• District Maps: US House
• District Maps: State Senate
• District Maps: State House
• District Maps: State House
• District Maps and Information