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The Shippensburg University Department of Athletics is collaborating with Ship Votes, the university’s non-partisan voter registration group.
The purpose of this collaboration is to focus upon voter registration, voter education, and voter participation for all student-athletes, coaches, and staff for the general election, state elections and local elections.
The Department of Athletics has designated Election Day as a mandatory day off from required athletic activities to promote student-athlete participation in the general election.
What is Ship Votes?
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Ship Votes is a non-partisan coalition of faculty, staff, students, and university administrators, whose primary goal is that of maximizing Shippensburg student voting in local, state, and federal elections. The current coalition is led by a wide variety of faculty and students along with partnership and support from the Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) and the Campus Vote Project. The ultimate goal - both long term and short term - is to register as many Shippensburg University students to vote as possible, and to apply for mail-in ballots. We aim to inculcate a spirit of civic responsibility among students so that they influence their peers to be engaged citizens.
If you are an out-of-state (non-Pennsylvania) student looking to complete your voter registration, visit vote.org or vote.gov. Both of these websites will allow you to check your voter registration status and to help you register to vote in your respective state.
The following steps detail voter registration and how to vote in Pennsylvania:
REGISTRATION
What are the requirements I need to fulfill in order to register to vote?
To register to vote in Pennsylvania, you must:
- Be a citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which you want to register and vote for at least 30 days before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- Be at least 18 years of age on or before the day of the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
For complete details, consult the VotesPA's
VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
How do I register to vote?
You can register to vote
ONLINE or
BY MAIL. You can also register to vote in a number of other methods detailed by the
State of Pennsylvania, including at a county election office or at a PennDOT branch.
What if I am registered to vote, but need to update my registration?
If you are already registered to vote in Pennsylvania, you do not have to register again...unless you need to change your name, address, or political party.
A change to any of these items requires you to re-register, through the steps above or through the PAVotes page.
Full details for updating your voter registration are available
HERE.
Can I check to see if I'm registered to vote?
Yes. Check out the
Department of State's Voter Registration Status page.
How can I contact my county's election office, especially to make sure they know I've moved out of state?
Contact information for the 67 county boards of election are available at the state's
Contact Your Election Officials page.
HOW TO VOTE
If you do not vote in-person at a polling place on Election Day, you can vote by mail-in ballot or absentee ballot.
Mail-in ballots are new for the 2022 election and offer an additional option for voters who are unable to make it to the polls or do not qualify for absentee ballots. A mail-in ballot is suited for any person who wishes to submit their vote without visiting a polling place. All mail-in ballots and absentee ballots must be received by your respective county election office on Election Day.
How can I vote via absentee ballot?
If you plan to be out of your voting municipality on Election Day, or if you have a disability or illness, you can
request an absentee ballot.
Registered voters can
APPLY ONLINE for an absentee ballot,
SUBMIT A REQUEST THROUGH THE MAIL, or
IN-PERSON at YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE.
Complete details on absentee ballots, including tracking for the status of your absentee ballot request, are available at the Votes PA
Mail-in and Absentee Ballot page.
How can I vote via mail-in ballot?
If you do not qualify for an absentee ballot, you can
request a mail-in ballot. You will not be required to list a reason for submitting a mail-in ballot.
Registered voters can
APPLY ONLINE for a mail-in ballot or
SUBMIT A REQUEST THROUGH THE MAIL.
Complete details on mail-in ballots, including tracking for the status of your absentee ballot request, is available at the Votes PA
Mail-in and Absentee Ballot page.
What if I am voting in-person for the first time?
If this is the case, you must show proof of identification (voter ID).
Approved forms of photo identification include:
- Pennsylvania driver’s license or PennDOT ID card
- ID issued by any Commonwealth agency
- ID issued by the U.S. Government
- U.S. passport
- U.S. Armed Forces ID
- Student ID
- Employee ID
For complete details, consult Votes PA's
VOTER ID FOR FIRST TIME VOTERS homepage.
Can I get some additional voting resources?
Of course!
Voter Information in All States
Register to Vote in All States
Information for College Students on Voting in PA
Register to Vote in PA
Mail-in and Absentee Ballots in PA
Athletic Departments and Student Electoral Engagements
