While 2025 is an off-year election, with no major federal races save but a few special elections across the country to fill seats in the US House of Representatives, that doesn’t mean there aren’t important state races on the ballot here in Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, Sept. 16, marks National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan effort that began in 2012 as a way to get Americans registered to vote ahead of the coming election.
While 2025 is an off-year election, with no major federal races save but a few special elections across the country to fill seats in the US House of Representatives, that doesn’t mean there aren’t important state races on the ballot here in Pennsylvania.
Three Democratic justices on the state Supreme Court are up for retention elections, which means voters will get to decide whether each justice should be retained for another 10-year term. The outcome could impact the court’s 5-2 Democratic majority.
And more than 27,000 poll worker positions will be on ballots across Pennsylvania this November, allowing voters to select who will be in charge of their precincts during the 2026 and 2028 election cycles. No other state still elects its poll workers, and these contests are usually riddled with vacancies.
It’s up to you how to celebrate National Voter Registration Day, but here’s a suggestion: If there’s someone in your life who is not registered to vote, kindly explain to them why it’s important to do so.
We’ve got the details on how to register to vote in Pennsylvania right here.
