To Vote in Washington County, you must be:

• A citizen of the U.S. for at least one month
  
• At least 18 years of age on the day after election
  
• A resident of your election district for at least 30 days immediately preceding the ection. Qualified voters who have moved from one district to another within the state uring the 30 days prior to the election may vote in the district from which they moved
  
• A registered voter of Washington County

You may register at Department of Elections on the County Office Building, Courthouse Square, Monday-Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm.

The new Motor-Voter Law enables persons to register when they obtain their driver's license.

Mail-in forms may be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce, municipal buildings, public library, or by calling Register Remote at 222-VOTE.

You must re-register if you change your party affiliation, name or address.

An absentee ballot may be used by any registered voter who is ill, incapacitated or who expects to be out of the county on election day. The application for an absentee ballot must be filed to the Department of Elections no sooner than 50 days prior to the election and no later than 5:00pm the Tuesday preceeding hte election. The application may be requested by mail or by phone. If an emergency arises after the deadline, an emergency application may be filed until 5:00pm the Friday before the election. Absentee ballots must be received by 5pm the Friday before the election by the Department of Elections.

Polling places are located at area churches and the Firehall on East McMurray Road.

Determine your precinct by calling the Elections Office at 228-6750 or the League of Women Voters of Washington County at 941-5422

Contact Your Elected Officials

President
William J. Clinton (D) Tel: (202) 456-1414 Comment Line: (202) 456-1111	The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500
U.S. Senate
Rick Santorum (R) Tel: (412) 562-0533	One Station Square Landmark Building Suite 250 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Arlen Specter (R) Tel: (412) 644-3400	2031 Federal Building 1000 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
House of Representatives
Frank R. Mascara (D) 20th District Tel: (412) 228-4326	96 North Main Street Washington, PA 15301
Governor
Thomas J. Ridge (R) Tel: (412) 565-5700	225 Main Capitol Harrisburg, PA 17120
State Senate
Timothy F. Murphy (R) 37th District Tel: (412) 344-5583	504 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15228
State House
John A. Maher (R) 40th District Tel: (412) 831-8080 OR 831-9051	PO Box 112611 Pittsburgh, PA 15241
County Commissioners Courthouse Square Room 702 Washington, PA 15301
Diana Irey, Chairman J. Bracken Burns, Sr. Joseph A. Ford, Sr.	228-6721 228-6720 228-6722