Palmyra, Pennsylvania Public Records

Pennsylvania residents register to vote online through the Pennsylvania Department of State at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx. Registration must be completed 15 days before any election. Eligibility requires U.S. Citizenship, Pennsylvania residency for at least 30 days before the next election, and being at least 18 years old by election day. First-time voters provide either a driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. The same online system handles address changes and party affiliation updates. Pennsylvania permits same-day registration only in limited circumstances involving mail-in ballots. Municipal elections in Palmyra Borough determine the composition of Borough Council and the office of Mayor. Seven council members serve four-year staggered terms, with elections held during odd-numbered years in November. The Mayor also serves a four-year term. The borough most recently held municipal elections in November 2023, and the next contest is scheduled for November 4, 2025. Information about candidates, ballot questions, and local issues appears on the Palmyra Borough website at https://palmyraborough.org and through coverage in the Lebanon Daily News. Finding your polling place requires using the Pennsylvania polling place lookup tool at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/pollingplaceinfo.aspx, which searches by address. Voters can also contact the Lebanon County Election Bureau directly for this information. Polls open at 7:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM on election day. Pennsylvania maintains broad public access to election records. Voter registration lists can be purchased by candidates and political committees under 25 P.S. § 2621. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are searchable through the Pennsylvania Department of State database at https://www.campaignfinanceonline.pa.gov. Candidate nominating petitions, financial disclosures, and ballot question information are available as public records through the Election Bureau. Palmyra Borough's First and Second Wards contributed several thousand votes to that total. The county historically leans Republican in presidential and statewide contests. One of Pennsylvania's two U.S. Senate seats will also be contested. All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives face election, including the 102nd Legislative District that includes Palmyra. County-wide offices including County Commissioner seats will be decided, and potentially Register of Wills, Recorder of Deeds, and other constitutional offices depending on when terms expire. School board positions for the Palmyra Area School District will also appear. Pennsylvania voters can request mail-in ballots without providing an excuse, a change implemented in 2020, or absentee ballots for specific reasons. Applications are submitted through the online portal at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication and must be received by 5:00 PM the Tuesday before election day. Completed ballots must be returned by 8:00 PM on election day through mail (received, not postmarked, by the deadline), drop box at the Lebanon County Election Bureau, or in-person delivery to the election office. State law requires mail-in ballots to be placed in both the secrecy envelope and outer return envelope following exact instructions, as technical defects can result in rejection. Voters track their mail ballot status at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/ballottracking.aspx.