# Voter registration deadlines

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-registration-deadlines/134209>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 28, 2002, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-registration-deadlines/134209 "2002-10-28T05:25:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Volta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ce73a5/32.png) [@Volta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Volta)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-registration-deadlines/134209/1 "2002-10-28T05:25:20Z")

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I’ve recently become eligible to vote. The problem is Pennsylvania requires a person to register 30 days before the election if he wants to vote in it, and as usual I didn’t know about this. (Please, no flames.) So the question: is it possible to legally get around this deadline and vote November 5? It seems like an important election for the state, and of course, me being _the_ model citizen, I want to do my part. So…any suggestions?