Tatamy, Pennsylvania Public Records

Pennsylvania residents can register to vote online through the Pennsylvania Department of State at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx, with the deadline falling 15 days before any election. Online registration requires a valid Pennsylvania driver's license or PennDOT identification card, though paper applications are available and require Social Security number verification. Pennsylvania now offers same-day registration during the early voting period at the Northampton County election office, a reform implemented in 2023. The borough holds municipal elections for Borough Council seats - seven council members serving four-year staggered terms - and Mayor, who serves a four-year term. These elections occur in odd-numbered years during the Pennsylvania municipal primary in May and general election in November. Local ballot measures, such as tax increases or ordinance changes, may appear on municipal election ballots when proposed by borough council. Because this is a small borough, elections tend to be low-profile affairs with candidates running on local issues such as infrastructure maintenance, public safety, and property taxes. Residents also vote for Northampton County offices including County Executive, County Council, Controller, Coroner, District Attorney, and judges, along with state legislative seats in Pennsylvania Senate District 18 and Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 137 as of current redistricting. Residents can find their assigned polling place using the Pennsylvania Polling Place Lookup tool at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/pollingplaceinfo.aspx by entering their address. Polling places are assigned based on voting districts, and locals typically vote at the Tatamy Borough Hall or nearby community facilities. Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Election Day. Pennsylvania offers no-excuse mail-in voting under Act 77, allowing any registered voter to request a mail ballot. Applications must be received by the county by 5:00 PM the Tuesday before Election Day. Mail ballots must be returned by 8:00 PM on Election Day to be counted - postmarks do not count, as the ballot must be physically received. Voters can request mail ballots online through https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/VotingApplicationStatus.aspx or by contacting the Northampton County Elections Office. The county has historically been a bellwether in Pennsylvania elections. Pennsylvania will hold elections for Governor (four-year term), Lieutenant Governor, and all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Tatamy voters are published by the Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections (https://www.vote.pa.gov/). Voters will also elect one-half of the Pennsylvania Senate - odd-numbered districts in this cycle - depending on district boundaries. Northampton County will hold elections for county row offices if scheduled for that cycle, and the borough will hold no municipal offices in 2026 as its cycle is in odd years. Judicial elections may include Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Commonwealth Court, or Court of Common Pleas seats. Pennsylvania public election records include voter registration lists, available to candidates and political committees under specific regulations, and campaign finance reports searchable at https://www.campaignfinance.pa.gov for state and county candidates. Candidate filings and petitions are maintained by the Northampton County elections office and Department of State. Northampton County publishes detailed election results by municipality and precinct on its elections website after each election, providing transparency into voting patterns. Individual voter history, which elections a person voted in, but not how they voted, is public record in Pennsylvania, while actual ballot choices remain confidential. All election related records are subject to Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, with exemptions for voter security information.