Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Public Records

Registration closes 15 days before any election, and first-time voters must provide proof of identification at the polls. Municipal elections vary across the region's communities. Easton holds elections for mayor and city council in odd-numbered years, most recently in 2023 with the next scheduled for 2027. The mayor serves four-year terms while council members serve staggered four-year terms. Bethlehem similarly conducts municipal elections in odd years, with its next mayoral race in 2025. Various townships throughout Northampton County hold supervisor elections on different schedules. Voters can locate their assigned polling place by visiting www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/pollingplaceinfo.aspx and entering their address, or by calling the Voter Registration Office directly. Publicly accessible election records include voter registration lists, which are available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports through the Pennsylvania Department of State at www.campaignfinanceonline.pa.gov, candidate petition filings, and precinct-level election results. The county publishes detailed vote totals by municipality and district at www.norcocpa.net/elections. Pennsylvania has offered no-excuse mail-in voting since 2020. Voters can request mail-in or absentee ballots online at www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplications by the Tuesday before an election, though applications must be received by the county by 5:00 PM that Tuesday. Completed mail ballots must be received by the Northampton County election office by 8:00 PM on Election Day to be counted.