Early voting is underway in Pennsylvania: Here's everything you need to know Paola Belloso Over 733,000 Pennsylvanians have requested to vote early by mail in or absentee ballot. "Almost 692,000 thousand of those are by the new mail in option which does not require an excuse," said Pennsylvania acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid. If you’re looking to vote either by mail or in person and you’re not registered, the first step is to register to vote. "Eligible Pennsylvanians can certainly register online at votespa.com or download an application which must be returned to their county board of election no later than May 3rd," said Degraffenreid.