BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Pennsylvania citizens looking to weigh in on their local state House races, congressional campaigns and referendum questions have until Monday to register for the April 23 primary election.
To register to vote, citizens can fill out a digital application on the state's website, mail an application form to their county's voter registration office or visit the office in person.
Pennsylvania has closed primaries, meaning non-party members can't participate. However, voters who swap their party affiliation by Monday can vote in the primary of their choice.Pennsylvania voting regulations
The Lehigh County office is in the basement of the Lehigh County Government Center at 17 S. 17th St., Allentown.
The Northampton County office is in the lower level of the Northampton County Courthouse at 669 Washington St., Easton.
Pennsylvania has closed primaries, meaning non-party members can't participate. However, voters who swap their party affiliation by Monday can vote in the primary of their choice.
Military service members deployed overseas and any family members with them can register on the Federal Voting Assistance Program website. Monday's deadline does not apply to them.
What's at stake
While the party nominations for president and U.S. senator are all but decided, voters still can shape several down-ballot races.
Democratic and Republican voters across the Keystone State will get to vote in the state attorney general race.
Democrats will pick from a large field, including former Philadelphia Chief Public Defender Keir Bradford-Grey, former Bucks County solicitor Joe Khan, former Auditor General Gene DePasquale, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and state Rep. Jared Solomon, D-Philadelphia.
Republicans will decide between York County District Attorney David Sunday and state Rep. Craig Williams, R-Delaware.
Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia, will face off in the statewide auditor general race.
The winner will face Republican incumbent Tim Defoor, who is unchallenged in the primary.
In the Lehigh Valley, Republican voters will have their pick of three candidates in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District — Kevin Dellicker, an Air Force Reserve intelligence officer; state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie; and Maria Montero, a member of former Gov. Tom Corbett's administration.
The winner will face Democratic incumbent Susan Wild, who is unchallenged in the Democratic primary.
Additional races
Republicans in the Northampton and Slatington areas also will get to vote in the state's contested 183rd House District race, where Slatington Borough Councilman Zachari Halkias is challenging incumbent state Rep. Zachary Mako.
The winner likely will have a strong advantage in the Republican-leaning district in November, when he'll face Democrat Joseph Lenzi.
Democrats in southern Lehigh County and Lower Saucon Township also will have their pick of candidates in the state 131st House District.
Saucon Valley School Board Director Jay Santos and journalist Meriam Sabih are competing for the nomination. The winner will take on Republican incumbent state Rep. Milou Mackenzie in November.
The 136th House District's Democratic primary likely will determine the winner of the November election. Easton City Councilwoman Taiba Sultana is challenging incumbent state Rep. Robert Freeman. No Republican is running in the district.
Voters in Whitehall Township and Heidelberg Township, including independents, can vote in referendum questions seeking tax increases to preserve open space.
