Shawville, Pennsylvania Public Records

Pennsylvania residents can register to vote online at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx, the official Department of State voter services portal. Registration deadlines fall 15 days before any election, and applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Pennsylvania residents for at least 30 days before the election, and at least 18 years old by election date. Identification requirements include a Pennsylvania driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number on the application, and first-time voters who registered by mail may need to show ID at their first polling place. As an unincorporated community, Shawville does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council; instead, residents vote in Bradford Township supervisor elections, typically held in municipal election years on odd-numbered years. Township supervisors serve six-year staggered terms. Voters can look up their assigned polling place, sample ballot, and registration status at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/pollingplaceinfo.aspx by entering their name and date of birth or address. Polling places in the Bradford Township area are typically located at community buildings, schools, or fire halls, with specific locations confirmed by the bureau before each election. Pennsylvania law makes voter registration lists public record, available for inspection or purchase for political purposes and election administration. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State and accessible at https://www.campaignfinanceonline.pa.gov/. Pennsylvania will also elect a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Shawville voters are published by the Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections (https://www.vote.pa.gov/). Through 2029 will not be on the ballot. The Pennsylvania General Assembly races include the entire 203-member House of Representatives and half of the 50-member Senate; the community is part of the 75th Legislative District for the state House and the 35th Senatorial District. Local races include Bradford Township Supervisor if seats are up that year and Clearfield Area School District school board positions. Pennsylvania offers no-excuse mail-in voting implemented under Act 77 of 2019. Any registered voter can request a mail-in or absentee ballot online at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/, by mail, or in person at the bureau. Applications must be received by 5:00 PM the Tuesday before Election Day. Completed mail-in ballots must be returned by 8:00 PM on Election Day either by mail (postmarked deadlines do not apply; ballots must be received by deadline), in person at the bureau office, or at official ballot drop boxes. Pennsylvania law requires mail-in ballots to be placed in the inner secrecy envelope and outer return envelope with a signature to be counted, and voters can track their ballot status online.