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The 2025 Municipal General election will be held on Nov. 4, 2025.
Positions available in the 2025 election are County Treasurer, Clerk of Courts, Magistrate District 51-3-01, Judges of Elections, Inspector of Elections, Sheriffs, Tax collectors, Mayors, and Local Republican Committee members. About half of the seats on every school board, borough council, and township board of supervisors will also be open.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE 2025 PA STATE ELECTION CYCLE
February 18: First day to circulate and file nomination petitions
March 11: Last day to circulate and file nomination petitions
March 18: Last day to file objections to nomination petitions
March 26: Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed nomination petitions
May 5: Last day to REGISTER to vote in the primary
May 13: Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot.
May 20: Municipal Primary
August 1: Last day to circulate and file nomination papers
August 8: Last day to file objections to nomination papers
August 8: Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated by nomination papers
August 11: Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated at the primary
October 20: Last day to register to vote in the November election
October 28: Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot
Nov. 4: Municipal Election
Voting in person? Find your polling place here.
Click here to request a mail-in ballot.
Mail-in ballots can be mailed or dropped off in the elections office on the first floor of the county courthouse at the corner of Baltimore and Middle Streets in Gettysburg. The office said the drop off box in the courthouse lobby would be available but no date was given for its availability.
A guide to the candidates will be posted before the elections.
Mail-in ballot tips
Mail-in ballots may be returned using the drop box at the county courthouse between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The dropoff box at the courthouse is on the first floor just inside the door.
The courthouse is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The courthouse will remain open until 8:00 p.m. on election day.
If you need any help completing your mail-in ballot, call the elections office at 717.337.9832 and they will help.
If you cannot get to the drop box, call the elections office. They will come out to pick up your ballot if you pull over in front of the courthouse.
Adams County Office of Elections and Voter Registration
Adams County Democratic Committee
Adams County Libertarian Party
Adams County Republican Committee