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
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

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