COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF ELECTIONS

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2025 PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

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• First day to circulate and file nomination petitions ............................................................... February 18

• Last day to circulate and file nomination petitions ......................................................................March 11

• First day to circulate and file nomination papers ........................................................................ March 12

• Last day to file objections to nomination petitions ...................................................................... March 18

• Ballot lottery ............................................................................................................................................ March 19

• Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed nomination petitions ................................ March 26

• Last day to REGISTER to vote in the primary ....................................................................................... May 5

• Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot ............................................................. May 13

• Last day for County Boards of Elections to receive voted mail-in and civilian absentee ballots                  (must be received by 8:00 P.M.). ............................................................................................................. May 20

• MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ................................................................................................................................. May 20

• 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 May 19) .......................................................... May 27

• 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 11

• Last day to REGISTER to vote in the November election............................................................ October 20

• Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot ........................................................ October 28  

• 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 4

• MUNICIPAL ELECTION ........................................................................................................................ November 4

• 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 3) ....................................... November 12

       (Since November 11 is a legal holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day, which is                           November 12, 2025.25 P.S. § 2603(e)).

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Note: All dates in this calendar are subject to change without notice.

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