Pennsylvania General Election 2018

The 2018 General Election is on November 6, 2018. There volition be local, canton, state, and federal elections on the ballot. Ballot season can be overwhelming – in that location is but so much we need to know to stay informed and be prepared to vote. We've tried to get in a lot simpler by putting all the info you need in one place. Read on for voter registration details, candidate information, events, opportunities to become involved this election flavour, and so much more than!

Register to Vote

Remember that y'all must be registered by October 9 in guild to vote on Nov six, 2018!

  • Bank check your registration status
  • Update your registration (new proper name, accost, etc.)
  • Annals to vote
Voter Resources
  • Find your polling place
  • Polls volition exist open from seven AM-8 PM on Election Day (Nov. 6).
  • Demand a ride to the polls? B-PEP (Blackness Political Empowerment Projection) is offering costless rides to the polls to residents of the following areas: the Hill District; Northside or Manchester; Homewood or Due east Hills; E Liberty, Garfield, or Bloomfield; Wilkinsburg or Braddock; and McKeesport. Details here.
  • Get an Uber or Lyft discount lawmaking to save money on your ride to the polls on election day.
  • Request an absentee ballot– Planning to be out of town on election twenty-four hours or unable to make it to your registered polling location? You lot are still eligible to vote through an Absentee Ballot. Learn nigh the requirements for eligibility and ballot deadlines.
    • The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for the Nov. 6, 2018 Full general Election is 5 PM on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.
  • Know your rights
    • Governor Tom Wolf's Voting Guide
    • Election Protection – The largest non-partisan voter protection coalition in the United States. Phone call their hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE with questions well-nigh voting!
    • Voting with a Criminal Confidence
  • Encounter a total sample election with all candidates and ballot questions in Allegheny County
  • See a sample ballotthat shows candidates and their stances on the bug through the League of Women Voters
  • View the Student Voters Guide from BestColleges.com for data on voting as a student
  • Visit our Voter Resource page

Meet the Candidates

From The Incline: Your complete guide to the PA midterm election debates

  • x/16: 17th Congressional Commune argue, live on WTAE
  • ten/11: 30th and 33rd legislative districts, O'Hara Unproblematic Auditorium
  • 10/23: 44th legislative district, Robert Morris Academy
  • 10/24: 25th legislative district, CCAC Boyce Campus
  • x/29: 23rd legislative district, Allderdice High School
  • eleven/one: 38th senatorial district and 28th legislative commune, CCAC North Campus

Merely Harvest: Just Vote, the 2018 Ballot Voter Guide for Allegheny County

Acquire About the Issues
  • Our kids. Our commitment. Ballot Referendum: Allegheny County Children's Fund
    • Read the election question and proposed amendment
    • Attend a community conversation near you
    • Learn more
Get Involved: Our kids. Our commitment.

Volunteer with united states to increase the number of people in Allegheny Canton who vote Yes on November 6 to establish the Allegheny County Children's Fund!

  • PUMP is a steering committee member of Our kids. Our commitment. Along with the other steering committee members and lots of community partners and volunteers, we are working to go voters the information they demand to be prepared to vote yes to support early learning, subsequently school, and nutritious meals for kids throughout Allegheny County.

The almost constructive way to get out the vote is door-to-door canvassing. Knock on doors with us and spread the give-and-take. We'll encounter at nine:thirty AM to laissez passer out materials and head out to knock on doors from ten AM-ane PM at each event.

  • See all canvassing dates

Sign up for a shift on Election Day at a polling place nigh yous to support our kids:Nosotros need volunteers  to help u.s. laissez passer out information to voters at the polls about the Allegheny County Children'south Fund!

Spread the give-and-take most Our kids. Our commitment.

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This post will keep to be updated through November six. Did we miss something? Permit us know! Electronic mail katie@pump.org.

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By events:

  • Wednesday, nine/12/18 – Get Ready, Stay Ready: Navigating this Election Cycle with the Experts
    • Bring together the Urban League Greater Pittsburgh to hear from experts near civic engagement, getting out the vote, and the candidates and problems that will be on the ballot.
  • Saturday, nine/22: Bring together PUMP in the 14th Ward (Point Breeze, Squirrel Hill, Frick Park)
  • 10/six:  Lieutenant governor fence, live on WXPI
  • Mutual Cause PA Events
    • Friday, ten/5/eighteen – Republic Works Happy Hour with Common Cause PA
    • Saturday, 10/half dozen/18 – Commonwealth Works Tailgate with Mutual Cause PA
  • Sunday, x/seven/xviii – Brunch n' Register
    • Join Repair the Earth: Pittsburgh to larn nearly civic engagement and upcoming elections over a gratis brunch, then assist register voters!
  • 10/9: 39th and 40th legislative districts, Bethel Park Community Middle
  • U.S. 17th Congressional District Race – South Hills Coffee and Conversation
    • The Coffee and Conversation serial is an opportunity to run across the candidates for the U.Due south. 17th Congressional District at the South Hills JCC. PUMP is proud to partner with South Hills Jewish Pittsburgh, the Community Relations Council (CRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, the Southward Hills JCC, and the JCC's Middle for Loving Kindness and Civic Date to present this 2 part series of special events with the candidates.
    • Dominicus, 9/16/eighteen – South Hills Java and Conversation: Congressman Keith Rothfus
    • Monday, 10/eight/18 – Due south Hills Coffee and Conversation: Congressman Conor Lamb
  • Sabbatum, 10/13: Join PUMP in Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair
  • Monday, 10/22 – What Am I Voting For: Offices/Districts/Issues Breakdown with the Voter Empowerment Education and Enrichment Movement (VEEEM)