Deadline for Pennsylvania voter registration is 1 week away

HARRISBURG (AP) — The deadline for registering to vote in Pennsylvania's Nov. 3 election is less than one week away.

Secretary of State Pedro Cortes reminded residents that they can register online for the first time. But he says people who do not have a PennDOT driver's license or PennDOT identification card should apply before the Oct. 5 deadline if they use the new electronic system.

In addition to thousands of local school board, municipal and judicial races, voters will fill three open seats on the seven-member Pennsylvania Supreme Court. There also are two other state appellate court openings — one each in the Superior and Commonwealth courts.

Pennsylvanians also can still register by mail or in-person at many state and county offices.