Attention PA Residents of Voting Age

Husband and I both registered to vote last year when we got our Driver's Licenses. We voted last November. I got a notice in the mail that if I registered after after 2005 I might not meet the qualifications to vote in the next election.

We both showed our Florida Driver's Licenses (mine an Enhanced Star License), Birth Certificates, Me my Marriage License, Mail delivered to our PA. address. I registered as a Democrat. My husband as a Republican. HE did not get this notification having shown exactly the same proof as me.

Targeting Democrats in this state?

In order to vote in the PA primary, it's necessary to register as a member of either the Democratic or Republican party. If you want to vote in the Democratic primary you must be a registered Democrat. Same is true for the GOP - so it's one or the other.

You may also decline both parties and remain independent, in which case you can vote in the November General Election only.

Regardless of how you voted in the Spring primary, you may vote for ANY candidates in the fall general election.

a Republican, the ballot you get is only Republican. If you are anything else, Independent, Green party etc. you cannot vote in the primary, just the general. And in the general election in the fall, you can vote for anyone you want to no matter the party.

Some people are confused about this, and I'm happy to make it clear.

For many years I was an independent voter, but I finally registered as a Democrat in 2008 because I wanted to vote for Hillary in the Democratic primary. No regrets about joining, I just wish I'd done it sooner!

If you are an unaffiliated voter, you can vote on ballot questions, if there are any.

You can't vote for candidates running as members of either party.