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Check voter registration status
- https://www.PaVoterServices.pa.gov/pages/VoterRegistrationStatus.aspx
Register to vote
1. Pennsylvania
  1. On-line voter registration (new or change)
    - https://www.PaVoterServices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx
  2. Download voter registration form as PDF file to print and mail in (new or change)
    - https://VotesPA.com/Resources/Documents/Voter_Registration_Application_English.pdf
  3. More info
    - https://VotesPA.com/Register-to-Vote
    - https://VotesPA.com
    - http://Register.VotesPA.com
      (Shortcut to on-line voter registration)
    - http://EWCDems.com/R
      (Shortcut to on-line voter registration)
    - https://www.PaVoterServices.pa.gov
2. US States
  - On-line and downloadable voter registration forms, per state
    - http://vote.gov
  - Registration deadlines, per state
    - http://vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines
  - More info
    - https://usa.gov/voter-registration
    - https://howto.vote
    - League of Women Voters
      http://vote411.org
Vote by mail
1. Pennsylvania
  1. Apply on-line for ballot:
    - https://www.PaVoterServices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication
      - Screenshots of application form and confirmation email
  2. Download application form as PDF file to print and mail in:
    - https://VotesPA.com/Register-to-Vote/Documents/PADOS_MailInApplication.pdf
  3. Track the status of your ballot:
    - https://www.PaVoterServices.pa.gov/Pages/BallotTracking.aspx
    - https://www.PaVoterServices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterApplicationStatus.aspx
      (If it hasn't yet shown up at the ballot tracking site)
  4. Dropoff locations for ballots, per PA county, if it's too late to mail it back:
    - https://www.chesco.org/4758/Drop-Off-Locations (Chester County Only)
    - https://www.padems.com/dropoff
  5. More info
    - https://www.pahdcc.com/2020/03/30/what-you-need-to-know-about-voting-by-mail-in-pennsylvania
    - https://VotesPA.com/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Mail-and-Absentee-Ballot.aspx
    - https://VotesPA.com/ApplyMailBallot
      (Shortcut to apply on-line)
    - https://VotesPA.com/MailBallotStatus
      (Shortcut to track the status of your ballot)
    - Register online to vote
    - https://www.PaVoterServices.pa.gov/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx
    - https://VotesPA.com/Resources/Pages/Contact-Your-Election-Officials.aspx
    - https://ChesCoDems.org
    - http://EWCDems.com
    - http://EWCDems.com/M
      (Shortcut to apply on-line)
    - http://EWCDems.com/MA
      (Shortcut to download application form as PDF file to print and mail in)
    - http://EWCDems.com/B
      (Shortcut to track the status of your ballot)
    - https://www.votespa.com/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Voting-by-Provisional-Ballot.aspx
    - Video: How to vote by mail in PA
      (Thanks to Hugh Brownstone, per Megan Connolly!)
2. US States
  - General rules and info with links to web sites of the election offices of states and territories
    https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqjbj/how-to-vote-by-mail-in-all-50-states
  - More convenient (less reading), but adds you to their email list until you unsubscribe
    https://vote.org/
  - Map of states that allow early or absentee voting:
    (Very detailed info, but almost a year old, and a LOT has changed in that year. Due to the Coronavirus, many more now states allow it. I've asked them to update the page, currently dated 8/2/2019.)
    https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/early-voting-in-state-elections.aspx
  - Table of states that allow early or absentee voting:
    (Again very detailed info, and claims to be updated very recently, 5/19/2020, but still omits 10 states that have allowed it in the past year or so. I've asked them to update this page also.)
    https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/absentee-and-early-voting.aspx
  - Table of states that allow no-excuse mail-in voting:
    (Dated 5/1/2020, but also out of date. Still, generally useful. I've asked them to update it.)
    https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
  - More info
    - https://ballotpedia.org/All-mail_voting
Absentee ballots
1. Pennsylvania
  - https://VotesPA.com/Voting-in-PA/Documents/Absentee_Ballot_Application.pdf
    (But why bother? Can do a "mail-in ballot" above without needing an excuse.)
2. US States
  - General rules and info with links to web sites of the election offices of states and territories
    https://usa.gov/absentee-voting
  - More convenient (less reading), but adds you to their email list until you unsubscribe
    https://vote.org/
Info about political issues
1. Pennsylvania
  - Progressive Voters Guide
    https://ProgressiveVotersGuide.com/pennsylvania
2. US States
  - Progressive Voters Guide
    https://ProgressiveVotersGuide.com
Manipulating Elections
1. Cross-filing in a primary
  - 4-minute video explaining cross-filing
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zcbHevrCKg

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