Bushkill, Pennsylvania Public Records

The registration deadline is 15 days before any election, and applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Pennsylvania residents, and at least 18 years old by the next election. A Pennsylvania driver's license or PennDOT identification card number is required for online registration. As an unincorporated community without its own municipal government, Bushkill has no city council or mayoral elections. Instead, residents vote in Pike County elections for county commissioners, row officers including sheriff, treasurer, prothonotary, clerk of courts, recorder of deeds, register of wills, and coroner, plus judicial positions and state and federal races. Pike County Commissioner elections are held in odd-numbered years for four-year terms, with the next election in November 2025. To find their assigned polling place, residents can use the Pennsylvania polling place lookup tool at www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/pollingplaceinfo.aspx by entering their address. Polling places in the area typically include local schools, community centers, and fire halls, assigned based on voter registration address. Publicly accessible Pennsylvania election records include voter registration lists, available for purchase for political and election purposes under 25 P.S. § 2621, campaign finance reports through the Pennsylvania Department of State at www.campaignfinanceonline.pa.gov, candidate petitions and statements filed with the Pike County elections office, and precinct-level election results published after each election. In the November 2024 presidential election, Pike County reported approximately 63-65% voter turnout, with over 37,000 ballots cast from approximately 58,000 registered voters, reflecting strong civic participation typical of presidential election years. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, voters in this community and throughout Pike County will decide several significant races. Pennsylvania will hold elections for Governor, as incumbent Governor Josh Shapiro will be up for re-election in a four-year term race. All Pennsylvania state House of Representatives seats will be on the ballot for two-year terms, and depending on district boundaries, local voters will elect their state representative. There is no U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania on the ballot in 2026, as the state's Senate seats are up in 2024 and 2028. Pike County offices on the 2026 ballot will likely include positions with terms expiring that year, potentially including row offices depending on their election cycles. Pennsylvania allows no-excuse mail-in voting following Act 77 of 2019. Residents can request a mail-in or absentee ballot online at www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication or by contacting the Pike County Board of Elections. Mail-in ballot applications must be received by 5:00 PM the Tuesday before Election Day, and completed ballots must be received by 8:00 PM on Election Day to be counted. Voters can also apply for annual mail-in ballot status, which automatically sends an application each year.