Overview

The Elections and Voter Registration office is responsible for conducting primary, general, and special elections in Snyder County and providing services to its approximately 23,700 registered voters.

 

The Elections and Voter Registration office is responsible for conducting primary, general, and special elections in Snyder County and providing services to its approximately 23,700 registered voters.

 

How To

You can register to vote or update your voter registration in several ways:

  • Register online 
  • Complete and mail in the    PA Voter Registration Form  to the Snyder County elections office.
  • Contact the Snyder County elections office.
  • When you apply for a driver license, renew your driver license or change your address on your driver license.

You can verify your voter registration information by contacting our office, or checking online  .

In-Person

You can vote in-person at your local municipality’s polling location between the hours of 7 am – 8 pm on election day. If you are a first time voter in a precinct, you will need to provide ID. All voters must provide a signature to vote.

Find My Municipality Polling Location

  How to Vote & Use the Voting Machine – DS200 

  How to Vote & Use the Voting Machine – ExpressVote 

Mail-In/Absentee Ballot

If you prefer to vote by mail prior to election day, or if you’re unable to make it to your polling location on election day, you can request to vote by mail in the weeks prior to the election. You can request for a mail-in or absentee ballot in the following ways:

  • Online  
  • Complete and send one of the following applicable applications to the Snyder County elections office.
  • Apply in-person at elections office.

2024 Election Calendar

2024 Important Dates

First day to circulate and file nomination petitions

January 23

Last day to circulate and file nomination petition

February 13

First day to circulate and file nomination papers

February 14

Last day to file objections to nomination petitions

February 20

Ballot lottery

February 21

Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed nomination petitions

February 28

Last day to REGISTER to vote in the primary

April 8

Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot

April 16

Last day for County Boards of Elections to receive voted mail-in and civilian absentee ballots (must be received by 8:00 P.M.)

 

April 23

GENERAL PRIMARY

April 23

Last day for County Boards of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots (submitted for delivery no later than 11:59 P.M. on April 22)  

April 30

Last day to circulate and file nomination papers

August 1

Last day to file objections to nomination papers

August 8

Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated by nomination papers

August 8

Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated at the primary

August 12

Last day to REGISTER to vote in the November election

October 21

Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot

October 29

Last day for County Boards of Elections to receive voted mail-in and civilian absentee ballots (must be received by 8:00 P.M.)

 

November 5

GENERAL ELECTION  

November 5

Last day for County Boards of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots (submitted for delivery no later than 11:59 P.M. on November 4)

 
 

November 12

Note: All dates are subject to change without notice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Listen or read what the news media has to report; more importantly, go to the candidate debates or talk to the candidates personally. The Election Bureau will never give out information concerning candidate’s viewpoints.

Pennsylvania has what is called a closed Primary, which only allows Republicans and Democrats to vote for candidates. If there is a referendum on the ballot, all registered voters may vote for the referendum regardless of party affiliation.

Your vote is very important. There have been several candidates in Snyder County that have won the election by one vote.

You have to be 18 years of age on or by the day of the next election.

You must call the Election Bureau in January of each year to see if the office you are interested in is up for election. Judicial, County, City, Township, Borough, and School District offices are always on odd number years. Federal, State and party offices are on even number years.

Getting Started

First, check with local election officials about any particular local technicalities involved, and notify officials of your intention to run as a write-in candidate. Informing the public of your candidacy will be your primary activity. Voters are being asked to extend themselves beyond customary voting practices and should be informed of the procedures they must follow so that their votes are valid.

Requirements to Be Elected

  • To be nominated in a primary if no candidate’s name is printed on the ballot you must receive a number of write-in votes at least equal to the number of signatures which would have been required on nomination papers to place your name on the ballot for that primary. Of course, you must also receive more votes than any other candidate for the nomination. If you win the primary, you must file a written acceptance of the nomination. You must also file a statement of financial interest.
  • To be elected in a general election you must receive more votes than any other candidate for that office whose name is either printed on the ballot or written-in. There is no minimum number of votes required.

All write-in votes should include the correct name. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, blacken the oval to the left of the line provided, and write the name of the candidate on the line provided for that purpose. Labels should not be used.

Sample Write-In Ballot

    Sample Write-In Ballot

The polls are open from 7 am – 8 pm on election day.

Election day is not considered a federal holiday.

The Tuesday after the first Monday in November was initially established in 1845 (3 u.S.C.1) for the appointment of presidential electors in every fourth year. 2 U.S.C. 7 established this date for electing U.S. Representatives in every even numbered year in 1975. Finally, 2 U.S.C. 1 established this date as the time for electing U.S. Senators in 1914. Why early November? For much of our history American was a predominantly agrarian society. Lawmakers therefore took into account that November was perhaps the most convenient month for farmers and rural workers to be able to travel to the polls. The fall harvest was over, (remembering that spring was planting time and summer was taken up with working the fields and tending the crops) but in the majority of the nation the weather was still mild enough to permit travel over unimproved roads. Why Tuesday? Since most residents of rural America had to travel a significant distance to the county seat in order to vote, Monday was not considered reasonable, as many people would need to begin travel on Sunday. This would, of course, have conflicted with church services and Sunday worship. Why the first Tuesday after the first Monday? Lawmakers wanted to prevent Election Day from falling on the first of November for two reasons. November 1 is All Saints Day, a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics. In addition, most merchants were in the habit of doing their books from the preceding month on the 1st. Congress was apparently worried that the economic success or failure of the previous month might influence the vote of the merchants.

The General Election is held in even-numbered years, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. The Municipal Election is held in odd-numbered years, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. The Primary Election in each even-numbered year is called the General Primary and is held on the third Tuesday of May, except in Presidential years when it is held on the fourth Tuesday of April. The Primary Election in each odd-numbered year is called the Municipal Primary and is held on the third Tuesday of May. Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges of Superior and Commonwealth Courts, Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, Judges of Community Courts (if established), District Justices in Magisterial Districts, Constables and all County, Municipal, School District, and Election District Officers are elected only at a Municipal Election. Electors for President and Vice President of the United States, United States Senators, Representatives in Congress, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Auditor General, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Senators, and Representatives in the General Assembly are elected only at a General Election.

Administration

Devin L. Rhoads

Elections Director

Stacy A. Guyer

Voter Registration Administrator

First day to circulate and file nomination petitions

February 14

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