By Kate Giammarise/ Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau

HARRISBURG — You can bank online, chat with your friends over the Internet or buy virtually anything online and have it shipped to your door.

As of Thursday, you also can register to vote online in Pennsylvania.

Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro Cortes made the announcement Thursday at the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, flanked by voting advocates and county elections officials.

“It will make registering more convenient and accessible for voters, while saving money and time for county voter registration staff,” Mr. Cortes said.