ActAct 320 of 1937 (25 P.S. § 2600 et seq.)🇺🇸us-pa

Pennsylvania Election Code

Act of June 3, 1937, P.L. 1333, No. 320 — the Pennsylvania Election Code. Concerns elections, including general, municipal, special and primary elections, nomination of candidates, primary and election expenses and election contests; creates county boards of elections; imposes duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, courts, and county boards.

478 sections · status activeenacted 1937-06-03last amended 2026-05-11

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§	Title	Length	Status
1	Be it enacted, &c., That the laws relating to general, municipal, special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates, primary and election expenses and election contests are hereby codified, revised and consolidated as follows: ARTICLE I Preliminary Provisions Section 101. Short Title	79	active
102	Definitions	16,873	active
103	Construction	2,201	active
104	Acts Done on Legal Holidays and Sundays	521	active
105	Effective Date	115	active
106	Publication of Notices	1,926	active
107	Public Funding of Elections	1,283	active
201	Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth	3,436	active
201.1	Explanation of Ballot Question	1,227	active
202	Records and Documents to Be Open to Public Inspection	817	active
203	Preservation of Records	169	active
204	Voting Standards Development Board	3,131	active
205	State Plan Advisory Board	2,551	active
206	Requirements Relating to Voter Identification	1,372	active
207	Requirements for Disapproval or Decertification of Voting Apparatuses	1,559	active
208	Census Outreach	1,281	active
301	County Boards of Elections; Membership	2,025	active
302	Powers and Duties of County Boards	4,738	active
303	Decisions by Majority Vote; Employes	571	active
304	Regulations; Subpoenas; Witnesses; Fees	3,104	active
305	Expenses of County Boards and of Primaries and Elections to Be Paid by County; Expenses of Special Elections; Boards to Be Provided with Offices	6,307	active
306	Counsel; Compensation; Duties	600	active
307	Acts of Employes	247	active
308	Records and Documents to Be Open to Public Inspection; Proviso	1,405	active
309	Preservation of Records	658	active
310	Watchers or Attorneys at Sessions of County Board; Candidates May Be Present	1,522	active
311	Immunity from Arrest	301	active
312	Intervention in Suits	126	active
401	District Election Boards; Election	1,024	active
402	Qualifications of Election Officers	1,843	active
403	Tie Votes for Judge and Inspector	700	active
404	Clerks of Election, Machine Inspectors	985	active
405	Vacancies in Election Boards; Appointment; Judge and Majority Inspector to Be Members of Majority Party; Minority Inspector to Be Member of Minority Party	3,847	active
406	Election Officers to Be Sworn	843	active
407	Oath of Judge of Election	944	active
408	Oaths of Inspectors of Election	908	active
409	Oaths of Clerks of Election	641	active
410	Oath of Machine Inspectors	469	active
411	Power of Election Officers to Administer Oaths	232	active
412	Compensation of Election Officers	43	active
412.1	Compensation of Election Officers	46	active
412.2	Compensation of District Election Officers	3,292	active
413	Election Officers, Clerks, Machine Inspectors, and Overseers Privileged from Arrest	329	active
414	Instruction of Election Officers in Voting Machine Districts; Unqualified Officers Not to Serve	1,894	active
415	Overseers of Election	1,645	active
416	Driving away Overseers; Effect	637	active
417	Appointment of Watchers	3,517	active
501	Townships, Boroughs and Wards to Constitute Election Districts	344	active
502	Court to Create New Election Districts	1,354	active
503	Petitions for New Election Districts; Reference to County Board of Elections; Report	1,940	active
504	Petitions by County Board; Action by Court on Petition or Report	2,392	active
505	Court in its Order to Appoint Election Officers	499	active
506	District Boundaries	1,090	active
526	Polling Places to Be Selected by County Board	1,784	active
527	Public Buildings to Be Used Where Possible; Portable Polling Places	2,695	active
528	Temporary Polling Places	215	active
529	Polling Places in Buildings or Rooms Where Malt or Brewed Beverages or Liquors Dispensed Prohibited	829	active
529.1	Polling Places in Other Buildings	914	active
530	Equipment and Arrangement of Polling Places; Guard Rail; Number of Voting Compartments or Voting Machines	2,997	active
531	Compensation for Rent, Heat and Light	958	active
532	Wards in Cities of the First Class May be Created, Divided, Realigned, or Consolidated	3,856	active
535	Definitions	375	active
536	Restrictions on Alteration	2,550	active
537	Alterations After Period of Restriction	1,772	active
538	Reports	677	active
539	Election Results; Registration	502	active
540	Regulations	304	active
601	General Election; Officers to Be Elected	519	active
602	Municipal Election; Officers to Be Elected	461	active
603	General Primary; Candidates to Be Nominated and Party Officers to Be Elected	703	active
604	Municipal Primary; Officers to be Nominated	316	active
605	Elections on Proposed Constitutional Amendments	1,387	active
626	Special Elections for United States Senator; Nominations	1,340	active
627	Special Elections for Representative in Congress	1,047	active
628	Special Elections for Senator and Representative in the General Assembly	1,440	active
628.1	Special Elections for Members of Councils or Legislative Bodies of Cities, Boroughs, Towns and Townships	789	active
629	Nominations for Special Election for Representative in Congress, Senator and Representative in the General Assembly and Member of Council or Legislative Body of Cities, Boroughs, Towns and Townships	1,163	active
630	Number, Form and Requirements of Nomination Certificates	1,272	active
630.1	Affidavits of Candidates	1,710	active
631	Examination of Nomination Certificates and Nomination Papers by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and County Board of Elections; Review	1,050	active
632	Objections to Certificates of Nomination and Nomination Papers Filed for a Special Election; Hearing; Determination	1,310	active
633	Withdrawals of Candidates Nominated for a Special Election	941	active
634	Substituted Nominations for Special Elections	1,873	active
635	Objections to Substituted Nomination Certificates for Special Elections	439	active
636	Certification by Secretary of the Commonwealth of Candidates for Special Elections	742	active
637	Conduct of Special Elections	686	active
701	Qualifications of Electors	901	active
702	Qualifications of Electors at Primaries	433	active
703	Residence of Electors	1,090	active
704	Rules for Determining Residence	2,211	active
801	Definition of Political Parties and Political Bodies	2,571	active
802	Only Enrolled Electors to Vote at Primaries or Hold Party Offices	284	active
803	State Committees; Election at Spring Primaries	45	active
804	Organization of State Committee; Rules	834	active
805	Filling of Vacancy in State Committee	131	active
806	Election of National Committeemen	341	active
807	County Committees; Rules; Other Party Officers	907	active
808	Selection of Delegates and Alternate Delegates	45	active
808.1	Selection of Delegates to National Conventions; Forwarding of Rules to Secretary of Commonwealth	768	active
809	Delegates to National Conventions	45	active
809.1	Delegate and Alternate Delegate Commitments; Authorization Required; Petitions	1,850	active
810	Who Shall Be Declared Elected Members of National or State Committee and Party Offices	617	active
811	Party Officer Elected in Case of Tie Vote	895	active
812	District Committees	1,620	active
902	Candidates to Be Nominated and Party Officers to Be Elected at Primaries	952	active
903	Offices for Which Candidates Are to Be Nominated to Be Ascertained	728	active
904	Municipal Clerks and Party Chairmen to Furnish Information as to Offices to Be Filled	2,012	active
905	Secretary of the Commonwealth to Notify County Board of Certain Nominations to Be Made	1,016	active
906	Publication of Notice of Officers to Be Nominated and Elected	1,184	active
907	Nomination Petitions to Be Filed	1,455	active
908	Manner of Signing Nomination Petitions; Time of Circulating	1,579	active
909	Petition May Consist of Several Sheets; Statement of Circulator	2,063	active
910	Affidavits of Candidates	2,682	active
911	Statement of Candidates for Delegates to National Conventions	1,724	active
912	Number of Signers Required; Nomination Petitions of Candidates at Primaries Shall Be Signed	45	active
912.1	Number of Signers Required for Nomination Petitions of Candidates at Primaries	5,037	active
912.2	Nominations by Minor Political Parties	3,400	active
913	Place and Time of Filing Nomination Petitions; Filing Fees	6,434	active
914	Withdrawal of Candidates	952	active
915	Casting of Lots for Position of Names Upon the Primary Ballots or Ballot Labels; Notice to Candidates	1,537	active
916	Secretary of the Commonwealth to Furnish County Boards with List of Candidates; Candidates to Be Notified	1,270	active
917	Manner of Filling Vacancy Caused by Death of Person Named in Nomination Petition	572	active
918	Presidential Electors; Selection by Nominees; Certification; Vacancies	1,249	active
919	Ballots; Ballot Boxes; Voting Machines and Other Supplies for Primaries	260	active
920	Conduct of Primaries	272	active
921	Primary Election Returns	360	active
922	Which Candidates Nominated	987	active
922.1	Setting Aside Nominations of Candidates	545	active
923	Nominee in Case of Tie Vote	944	active
951	Nominations by Political Bodies	5,745	active
951.1	Limitations on Eligibility of Candidates	527	active
952	Contents of Nomination Papers; Restriction on Names; Campaign Finances	2,853	active
953	Place and Time of Filing Nomination Papers	2,376	active
954	Filing Fee	896	active
976	Examination of Nomination Petitions, Certificates and Papers; Return of Rejected Nomination Petitions, Certificates and Papers	7,766	active
977	Objections to Nomination Petitions and Papers	2,815	active
978	Withdrawal of Nominated Candidates	2,694	active
978.1	Vacancy in Party Nomination by Failure to Pay Filing Fee or for Failure to File Loyalty Oath	1,496	active
978.2	Revocation of Declaration of Candidacy for Retention	516	active
978.3	Vacancy Due to Revocation of Declaration of Candidacy for Retention	546	active
978.4	Withdrawal; Order of Court	445	active
979	Substituted Nominations by Parties	2,153	active
980	Substituted Nominations by Political Bodies	1,297	active
981	Time for Filing Substituted Nomination Certificates	765	active
981.1	Affidavits of Candidates	1,757	active
982	Objections to Substituted Nomination Certificates	461	active
983	Preservation of Nomination Petitions, Certificates and Papers	146	active
984	Certification of Nominees by Secretary of the Commonwealth to County Boards	1,207	active
990	County Boards to Ascertain Offices to be Filled	812	active
991	Procedure upon Ascertaining Offices	3,730	active
993	Filling of Certain Vacancies in Public Office by Means of Nomination Certificates and Nomination Papers	3,355	active
994	Number, Form and Requirements of Nomination Certificates to Fill Certain Vacancies	1,447	active
995	Secretary of the Commonwealth or County Board of Elections to Examine Nomination Certificates and Nomination Papers to Fill Certain Vacancies; Review	1,192	active
996	Objections to Certificates of Nomination and Nomination Papers Filed to Fill Certain Vacancies for a November Election; Hearing; Determination	1,224	active
997	Withdrawals of Candidates Nominated to Fill Certain Vacancies at a November Election	1,087	active
998	Substituted Nominations to Fill Certain Vacancies for a November Election	3,036	active
999	Objections to Substituted Nomination Certificates Filed to Fill Certain Vacancies for November Election	278	active
999.1	Candidates to Fill Certain Vacancies; Certification of Nominees by Secretary of the Commonwealth to County Election Boards	667	active
1001	Official Ballots to Be used	593	active
1002	Form of Official Primary Ballot	4,831	active
1003	Form of Official Election Ballot	9,458	active
1004	Form of Ballots; Printing Ballots	1,096	active
1004.1	Placement of Certain Candidates on Ballots and Voting Machines	649	active
1005	Candidates with Similar Surnames, Occupation to Be Printed	417	active
1006	Names of Substituted Candidates to Be Printed on Ballots	233	active
1007	Number of Ballots to Be Printed; Specimen Ballots	1,932	active
1008	Forms of Ballots on File and Open to Public Inspection; Ballots and Diagrams to Be Furnished to Candidates and Parties	1,041	active
1009	County Boards to Cause Ballots to Be Accurately Printed	285	active
1010	Correction of Mistakes Appearing on Ballot	403	active
1011	Record of Ballots to Be Kept	478	active
1101	Definition of Terms	2,580	active
1102	Authorization of Voting Machines	334	active
1103	Placing the Question on the Ballot; Election Thereon	4,533	active
1104	Installation of Voting Machines	8,465	active
1104.1	Temporary Use of Approved Voting Machines in Certain Cases	740	active
1105	Changing the Boundaries of Election Districts	732	active
1106	Examination and Approval of Voting Machines by the Secretary of the Commonwealth	2,819	active
1107	Requirements of Voting Machines	4,775	active
1108	Payment for Machines	657	active
1109	Demonstration of Voting Machines	313	active
1110	Form of Ballot Labels on Voting Machines	7,384	active
1111	Preparation of Voting Machines by County Election Boards	4,991	active
1112	Delivery of Voting Machines and Supplies by County Election Boards to Election Officers	2,156	active
1113	Election Officers; Polling Places	1,095	active
1114	Delivery of Voting Machine Keys to Judge of Election	1,278	active
1115	Instruction of Voters Before an Election	1,385	active
1116	Voting by Ballot	811	active
1117	Unofficial Ballot Labels; Repair of Machine, or Use of Paper Ballots	1,076	active
1118	Custody of Voting Machines and Keys	586	active
1101-A	Definitions	3,351	active
1102-A	Authorization of Electronic Voting Systems for Use at Polling Places	382	active
1103-A	Placing the Question on the Ballot; Election Thereon	3,002	active
1104-A	Installation of Electronic Voting Systems	5,307	active
1105-A	Examination and Approval of Electronic Voting Systems by the Secretary of the Commonwealth	4,345	active
1106-A	Experimental Use of Electronic Voting Systems	963	active
1107-A	Requirements of Electronic Voting Systems	7,169	active
1108-A	Payment for Machines	548	active
1109-A	Forms	3,513	active
1110-A	Supplies; Preparation of the Voting System and of Polling Places	7,354	active
1111-A	Instruction of Voters	1,475	active
1112-A	Election Day Procedures and the Process of Voting	7,488	active
1113-A	Post Election Procedures	6,199	active
1114-A	Returns	4,266	active
1115-A	Absentee Ballots	112	active
1116-A	Ballots and Ballot Labels; Disposition	989	active
1117-A	Statistical Sample	452	active
1118-A	Recounts	502	active
1119-A	Voting by Ballot	833	active
1120-A	Unofficial Ballot Labels; Repair and Alternate Use of Paper Ballots	1,187	active
1121-A	Custody of Electronic Voting Systems and Keys	573	active
1122-A	Construction	17,247	active
1201	Notice of November Elections	1,239	active
1201.1	Primary Election Notices in Second Class Counties	60	active
1201.2	Publishing Constitutional Amendments	491	active
1202	Cards of Instructions and Supplies	1,358	active
1203	Voter's Certificates	1,247	active
1204	Delivery of Ballots and Supplies to Judges of Election	1,493	active
1205	Time for Opening and Closing Polls	198	active
1206	Duties of Common Pleas Court on Days of Primaries and Elections	1,925	active
1206.1	The counsel for the county board of elections shall be in constant attendance at the office of the board on the day of each primary and election from 7 o'clock A.M. until 12 o'clock noon, and from 2 o'clock P.M. until 5:30 o'clock P.M., and from 7 o'clock P.M. until 10 o'clock P.M., and shall, upon request, instruct election officers, overseers, watchers, and electors as to their rights and duties in election matters. (1206.1 added June 19, 1939, P.L.449, No.255) Section 1206.2. Title III Complaints	3,464	active
1207	Peace Officers; No Police Officer to Be Within One Hundred Feet of Polling Place; Exceptions; Presence of Soldiers Prohibited	2,199	active
1208	Meeting of Election Officers on Day of Election; Duties of Election Officers	3,861	active
1209	Opening of Polls; Posting Cards of Instruction and Notices of Penalties and Voters' Rights; Examination of Voting Machines	10,355	active
1210	Manner of Applying to Vote; Persons Entitled to Vote; Voter's Certificates; Entries to Be Made in District Register; Numbered Lists of Voters; Challenges	18,094	active
1211	Bribery at Elections; Challenges; Rejection of Votes	1,163	active
1212	Voting Check List	522	active
1213	Qualifications of Electors to Be Decided by Inspectors; Duty of Judge	383	active
1214	Admission of Electors Within Enclosed Space	1,400	active
1215	Method of Marking Ballots and Depositing Same in Districts in Which Ballots are Used	4,790	active
1216	Instructions of Voters and Manner of Voting in Districts in Which Voting Machines are Used	5,418	active
1217	Time Allowed Elector in Voting Booth or Voting Machine Compartment	347	active
1218	Assistance in Voting	2,446	active
1219	Ballots to Be Issued by Election Officers Only; Ballots Not to Be Removed; Official Ballots Only to Be Deposited or Counted	936	active
1220	Regulations in Force at Polling Places	2,195	active
1221	Duties of Election Officers After the Close of the Polls in Districts in Which Ballots are Used	1,396	active
1222	Count and Return of Votes in Districts in Which Ballots are Used	3,945	active
1223	What Ballots Shall Be Counted; Manner of Counting; Defective Ballots	2,969	active
1224	Ballot Decisions to Be Made by Inspectors; Duty of Judge	249	active
1225	Signing and Disposition of Returns, District Register and Voting Check List; Posting; Return of Ballot Boxes	2,825	active
1226	Duties of Election Officers After the Close of the Polls in Districts in Which Voting Machines are Used	1,544	active
1227	Canvass and Return of Votes in Districts in Which Voting Machines are Used	5,918	active
1228	Disposition of Returns; Posting; Return of District Register and Voting Check List	2,566	active
1229	Conduct of Special Elections; Returns	872	active
1230	Removal and Storage of Voting Machines	1,028	active
1231	Deadline for Receipt of Valid Voter Registration Application	3,491	active
1232	Appeals	1,189	active
1233	Appeals to Court of Common Pleas	1,199	active
1301	Qualified Absentee Electors	7,229	active
1302	Applications for Official Absentee Ballots	16,458	active
1302.1	Date of Application for Absentee Ballot	5,715	active
1302.2	Approval of Application for Absentee Ballot	8,745	active
1303	Official Absentee Voters Ballots	3,269	active
1304	Envelopes for Official Absentee Ballots	1,408	active
1305	Delivering or Mailing Ballots	4,469	active
1305.1	Notice to County Board of Elections	876	active
1306	Voting by Absentee Electors	4,737	active
1306.1	Assistance in Voting by Certain Absentee Electors	3,726	active
1307	Certain Electors Voting in Districts of Residence	12,488	active
1309	Public Records	1,508	active
1310	Counting of Votes	41	active
1311	Manner of Counting Ballots	41	active
1312	Rejection of Ballots	41	active
1313	Tally Lists	41	active
1314	Enumeration of Votes	231	active
1317	Duties of County Boards	41	active
1318	Returns of Federal and State Offices	41	active
1319	Contested Elections	41	active
1320	Duties of Secretary of the Commonwealth	41	active
1321	Appointment of Commissioners; Oath	41	active
1322	Duties of the Commissioners	41	active
1323	Compensation of Commissioners	41	active
1324	Informalities Not to Invalidate Elections	40	active
1325	Powers of Election Officers	41	active
1326	No Compensation for Election Officers	40	active
1327	Rights of Detached Electors	41	active
1328	Ballots and Envelopes for Detached Electors	41	active
1329	Voting by Detached Electors	41	active
1330	Receipt and Counting of Detached Soldiers' Ballots	40	active
1331	Violation of Provisions Relating to Absentee Voting	193	active
1301-A	Qualified Electors who are Bedridden or Hospitalized Veterans	48	active
1302-A	Applications for Veterans' Official Ballots	48	active
1303-A	Veterans' Official Ballots	48	active
1304-A	Envelopes for Veterans' Official Ballots	48	active
1305-A	Duties of County Boards	48	active
1306-A	Voting by Bedridden or Hospitalized Veterans	48	active
1308-A	Canvassing of Veterans' Official Ballots	48	active
1309-A	Public Records	180	active
1301-B	Absentee Electors	48	active
1302-B	Form of Application, Certificate and Declaration	48	active
1303-B	Manner and Time of Applying for Absentee Ballot	48	active
1304-B	Issuance of Official Absentee Ballots, Envelopes and Certificates	48	active
1305-B	Balloting and Mailing	48	active
1306-B	Absentee Voter's Lists	48	active
1307-B	Canvassing of Ballot	48	active
1308-B	Ballots to be Public Records	27,295	active
1401	Offices of County Boards to Remain Open During Primaries and Elections and Until Completion of Count; Reports and Returns to Be Made Public	379	active
1402	Returns to Be Open to Public Inspection; Exceptions	880	active
1403	Place of Meeting for Computation of Votes; Notice; Papers to Be Prepared; Assistants to Be Sworn	3,428	active
1404	Computation of Returns by County Board; Certification; Issuance of Certificates of Election	19,754	active
1405	Manner of Computing Irregular Ballots	1,986	active
1406	Petition to Establish Identity by Candidate Nominated under Different Names; Cumulation Prohibited	1,803	active
1407	Appeals to Court from Decisions of the County Board	2,491	active
1408	Copy of Certified Returns to Be Filed; Copy to Be Forwarded to the Secretary of the Commonwealth; Duplicate Copies	806	active
1409	Secretary of the Commonwealth to Tabulate, Compute and Canvass Returns	395	active
1410	Returns of Local Officers Voted for in Two or More Counties; Certificates of Election; Returns of County and Local Officers Commissioned by Governor to Be Transmitted to Governor; Commissions; Contests	2,297	active
1411	Secretary of the Commonwealth to Certify Votes of National Delegates and Members of State Committee	939	active
1412	Secretary of the Commonwealth to Certify Presidential Votes by Congressional Districts	418	active
1413	United States Senators, Representatives in Congress; Certificates of Election; Returns	791	active
1414	Members of the General Assembly; Certificates of Election; Returns	838	active
1415	Governor and Other State Officers; Judges; Certificates of Election; Commissions	1,173	active
1416	Presidential Electors; Certificates of Persons Elected	373	active
1417	Persons Receiving Highest Number of Votes to Be Declared Elected	215	active
1418	Tie Votes	981	active
1501	Election of Presidential Electors	438	active
1502	Meeting of Electors; Duties	309	active
1503	Filling of Vacancies Existing in Presidential Electors	713	active
1504	Compensation of Presidential Electors; Expenses of Electoral College	696	active
1601	Definitions	45	active
1602	Political Committees; Treasurer	45	active
1602.1	Single Campaign Treasurer	47	active
1603	Authorization of Political Committees to Act for Candidates for Nomination and Election	45	active
1604	Contributions by Agent; Vouchers; Payment of Petty Expenses	45	active
1605	Contributions for Election Expenses to Be Made to Candidates or Treasurers; Contributions by Corporations and Unincorporated Associations Prohibited	45	active
1605.1	Report of Contributions; Duty of Secretary of Commonwealth	47	active
1606	Lawful Primary and Election Expenses	45	active
1607	Expense Accounts to Be Filed	45	active
1608	Place of Filing Expense Accounts	45	active
1609	Oath of Office; Taking Office; Receiving Salary	45	active
1610	Inspection and Preservation of Accounts and Affidavits	45	active
1610.1	Copies of Accounts for Public	47	active
1611	Audit of Expense Accounts	45	active
1612	Quo Warranto Proceedings	45	active
1613	Secretary of the Commonwealth to Supply Forms of Expense Account	45	active
1614	Notice of Advertisements Prior to Elections	45	active
1621	Definitions	8,690	active
1622	Organization of Political Committees; Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer; Records of Candidate and Committees	1,994	active
1623	Authorization of Political Committee	739	active
1624	Registration	1,616	active
1625	Statements by Lobbyists	404	active
1626	Reporting by Candidate and Political Committees and other Persons	7,370	active
1626.1	Waiver of Reporting by Local Candidates Upon Filing of Additional Affidavits	1,470	active
1627	Annual Reports	2,304	active
1628	Late Contributions and Independent Expenditures	1,105	active
1629	Oath of Compliance; Perjury; Disqualification from Office; Commercial Use	1,193	active
1630	Residual Funds	536	active
1631	Place of Filing	1,436	active
1632	Late Filing Fee; Certificate of Filing	4,009	active
1633	Contributions or Expenditures by National Banks, Corporations or Unincorporated Associations	3,184	active
1634	Contributions by Agents; Anonymous Contributions; Cash Contributions	866	active
1634.1	Lawful Election Expenses	220	active
1635	Independent Audit	2,580	active
1636	Audit of Expense Accounts	2,651	active
1637	Proceedings Against Candidates Violating Provisions Relating to Contributions and Expenditures	1,870	active
1638	Advertising	2,787	active
1639	Powers and Duties of the Supervisor	1,782	active
1640	Additional Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth	1,005	active
1641	Reports by Business Entities; Publication by Secretary of the Commonwealth	1,463	active
1642	Enforcement	7,115	active
1701	Opening Ballot Boxes upon Petition of Electors Alleging Fraud or Error; Deposit or Bond	5,614	active
1702	Recanvassing Voting Machines upon Petition of Electors Alleging Fraud or Error	5,238	active
1703	Correction of Returns; Decision Not to Be Final; Evidence for Prosecution	3,097	active
1711	Classes of Nomination and Election Contests	1,273	active
1712	Committee of General Assembly to Try	224	active
1713	Contest Petitions; When and to Whom Presented	877	active
1714	Personnel of Contest Committee; Senate Members	1,709	active
1715	Personnel of Contest Committee; House Members	750	active
1716	Challenges	618	active
1717	Selection of Committee	775	active
1718	Final Selection of Committee	573	active
1719	Members to Remain Until Final Selection	336	active
1720	Final Qualification of Committee	490	active
1721	Time and Place of Meeting	208	active
1722	Absence from Committee	249	active
1723	Meetings of Committee; Quorums; Adjournment	594	active
1724	Presiding Officer of Committee	537	active
1725	Powers of Committee	461	active
1726	Proceeding Before Committee; Unqualified Voters; Testimony; Immunity	564	active
1727	Conduct of Committee	611	active
1728	Report of Committee to Be Final	299	active
1729	New Election if Invalid; Notice	675	active
1730	Pay of Witnesses	1,413	active
1731	Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County with Two Nearest President Judges to Have Jurisdiction	198	active
1732	Entry and Effect of Decision	721	active
1736	Common Pleas Court of County of Residence of Candidate Returned as Elected to Have Jurisdiction	325	active
1737	Procedure to Contest; Petition; Personnel of Court	867	active
1738	Jurisdiction Where There is More Than One Court of Common Pleas in the District	45	active
1739	Certification and Effect of Decision	689	active
1741	Jurisdiction to Try	315	active
1742	Method of Contest; Petition; Notice	819	active
1743	Complainants and Candidate Returned Shall Be Parties	305	active
1744	Powers and Duties of the Court	929	active
1745	Decision of Court	195	active
1746	Return of Result to Proper House	353	active
1747	Appeal to Proper House; Requirements	637	active
1748	Action on Appeal Petition	380	active
1749	Vote on Petition	261	active
1751	Jurisdiction	312	active
1756	Petition; Time of Filing; Amendment	589	active
1757	Petitioners and Affidavits; Requirements	743	active
1758	Presentation of Petition	313	active
1759	Bond by Petitioners	854	active
1760	Notice of Hearing	501	active
1761	Disqualification of Judge	71	active
1762	Substitute Judges	700	active
1763	Certain Associate Judges Not Essential	45	active
1764	Powers of Court	470	active
1765	Power of Court; Witnesses; Records	564	active
1766	Conduct of Hearings; Certified Records; Examiners	553	active
1767	Witnesses; Duty to Testify	397	active
1768	Witnesses and Officers; Fees	166	active
1769	Costs of Contest if Without Probable Cause	326	active
1770	Costs of Contest if For Probable Cause	1,523	active
1771	Court or Committee May Limit Time for Taking Testimony	309	active
1772	Nominations or Elections Declared Invalid; Filling of Vacancies	1,518	active
1773	Specific Findings by Trial Court	355	active
1774	Certified Copy of Order of Court to Be Forwarded to Secretary of the Commonwealth and County Boards	294	active
1775	Appeal in Judicial Contests When Constitutional Questions Involved	45	active
1776	When and by Whom Appeal Taken; Filing; Time and Place of Hearing	45	active
1777	Decision of Supreme Court to Be Certified to Secretary of the Commonwealth	896	active
1801	Disobeying Lawful Instructions	432	active
1802	Perjury	805	active
1802.1	False Affidavits of Candidates	623	active
1803	Refusal to Permit Inspection of Papers; Destruction or Removal; Secretary of the Commonwealth	1,116	active
1804	Refusal to Permit Inspection of Papers; Destruction or Removal; County Boards of Elections	1,217	active
1805	Insertion and Alteration of Entries in Documents; Removal; Refusal to Deliver	1,557	active
1806	Refusal to Permit Overseers, Watchers, Attorneys or Candidates to Act	889	active
1807	Driving away Watchers, Attorneys, Candidates or Overseers	722	active
1808	Refusal to Permit Election Officers, Clerks and Machine Inspectors to Act; Driving away Said Persons	779	active
1809	Refusal to Administer Oath; Acting Without Being Sworn	800	active
1810	Violation of Oath of Office by Election Officers	398	active
1811	Peace Officers; Failure to Render Assistance; Hindering or Delaying County Board Members and Others	807	active
1812	Nomination Petitions and Papers; Offenses by Signers	865	active
1813	False Signatures and Statements in Nomination Petitions and Papers	662	active
1814	Nomination Petitions; Certificates and Papers; Destruction; Fraudulent Filing; Suppression	771	active
1815	Offenses by Printers of Ballots	928	active
1816	Unlawful Possession of Ballots; Counterfeiting Ballots	660	active
1817	Forging and Destroying Ballots	482	active
1818	Tampering with Voting Machines	733	active
1819	Destroying, Defacing or Removing Notices, Et Cetera	950	active
1820	Police Officers at Polling Places	855	active
1821	Peace Officer; Failure to Quell Disturbances at Polls; Hindering or Delaying Election Officers and Others	977	active
1822	Constables; Failure to Perform Duties	44	active
1823	Election Officers Permitting Unregistered Electors to Vote; Challenges; Refusing to Permit Qualified Electors to Vote	1,071	active
1824	Election Officers Refusing to Permit Elector to Vote in Proper Party at Primaries	932	active
1825	Frauds by Election Officers	2,597	active
1826	Prying into Ballots	501	active
1827	Interference with Primaries and Elections; Frauds; Conspiracy	1,425	active
1828	Persons Interfering in Other Districts	883	active
1829	Assault and Battery at Polls	495	active
1830	Unlawful Assistance in Voting	2,671	active
1831	Election Officers Permitting Unlawful Assistance	863	active
1831.1	Children in Polling Places and Voting Compartments or Voting Machine Booths	314	active
1832	Failure to Keep and Return Record of Assisted Voters	1,272	active
1833	Unlawful Voting	508	active
1834	Elector Voting Ballot of Wrong Party at Primary	459	active
1835	Repeat Voting at Elections	586	active
1836	Removing Ballots	422	active
1837	Commissioners to Take Soldiers' Votes	441	active
1838	Fraudulent Voting by Soldiers	432	active
1839	Bribery at Elections	1,403	active
1840	Receipts and Disbursements of Primary and Election Expenses by Persons Other Than Candidates and Treasurers	626	active
1841	Receipts of Primary and Election Expenses by Unauthorized Persons	477	active
1842	Contributions and Disbursements Made in Unauthorized Manner	45	active
1843	Contributions by Corporations or Unincorporated Associations	1,165	active
1844	Unlawful Primary and Election Expenses	45	active
1845	Failure to File Expense Account	500	active
1846	Anonymous Publication; Libel	45	active
1847	Prohibiting Duress and Intimidation of Voters and Interference with the Free Exercise of the Elective Franchise	2,655	active
1848	Failure to Perform Duty	575	active
1849	Hindering or Delaying Performance of Duty	442	active
1850	Violation of Any Provision of Act	364	active
1851	Candidate Violating Act Disqualified from Holding Office	246	active
1852	Persons Convicted of Violating Act to Be Disfranchised for Four Years	2,697	active
1854	Enforcement	349	active
1855	Violation of Public Funding of Elections	485	active
1801-A	Districts	358	active
1802-A	Elections; Vacancies	46	active
1803-A	Omissions	131,047	active