TrustVoting Atlas

(a) Nomination petitions in the case of
candidates for the office of President of the United States,
United States Senator, Representative in Congress and for all
State offices, including senators, representatives and judges
of courts of record, for the office of delegate or alternate
delegate to National party conventions, and for the office of
a member of a State or National committee, shall be filed with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Nomination petitions in all
other cases shall be filed with the county boards of election
of the respective counties. Nomination petitions for candidates
for any office to be voted for by the electors of any city,
borough, township, ward or school district which is situate in
two or more counties, shall be filed with the county board of
the county in which the major number of the registered electors
of such city, borough, township, ward or school district reside.
Immediately after the last day for such candidates to withdraw
and after they have cast lots for their position on the ballots

or ballot labels, the said county board shall certify to the
county board of each other county involved a list of the names,
addresses and occupations of the candidates so filing nomination
petitions for each party, together with the order in which their
names are to appear upon the primary ballots or ballot labels,
and such other county board shall prepare the primary ballots
or ballot labels to be used in the portion of such city,
borough, township, ward or school district situate in such
county accordingly.
   (b) ((b) repealed Dec. 12, 1984, P.L.968, No.190)
   (b.1) Each person filing any nomination petition shall pay
for each petition, at the time of filing, a filing fee to be
determined as follows, and no nomination petition shall be
accepted or filed, unless and until such filing fee is paid by
a certified check or money order or also by cash when filed
with the county board. All moneys paid on account of filing
fees shall be transmitted by the county board to the county
treasurer and shall become part of the General Fund. Certified
checks or money orders in payment of filing fees shall be made
payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or to the county,
as the case may be, and shall be transmitted to the State
Treasurer or to the county treasurer and shall become part of
the General Fund.
   1. If for the office of President of the United States, or
for any public office to be filled by the electors of the State
at large, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
   2. If for the office of Representative in Congress, the sum
of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
   3. If for the office of judge of a court of record,
excepting judges to be voted for by the electors of the State
at large, the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
   4. If for the offices of Senator or Representative in the
General Assembly, for any office to be filled by the electors
of an entire county, for the office of district councilman in
a city of the first class and for any office other than school
district office to be filled by the electors of an entire city,
the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00), except as provided
in paragraph 4.1.
   4.1. If for nonschool board offices for any third class
city official, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
   6. If for the office of delegate or alternate delegate to
National party convention, or member of National committee or
member of State committee, the sum of twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
   7. If for the office of constable, the sum of ten dollars
($10.00).
   8. If for the office of district councilman in a city of
the second class or the office of district justice, the sum of
fifty dollars ($50.00).
   ((b.1) amended Oct. 8, 2004, P.L.807, No.97)
   (b.2) A filing fee shall not be paid for a nomination
petition for any public office for which no compensation is
provided by law, nor for any nomination petition for any public
officer in any borough, town or township nor any party officer
except as provided above nor for any nomination petition for
judge of election or inspector of elections. ((b.2) amended
Oct. 8, 2004, P.L.807, No.97)
   (c) The filing fees herein provided for shall not be
refunded in the event of the withdrawal of any candidate named
in any petition, or for any other cause whatsoever.

   (d) All nomination petitions shall be filed on or before
the tenth Tuesday prior to the primary. ((d) amended Aug. 13,
1963, P.L.707, No.379)
   (e) The office in which a nomination petition is filed shall
issue to the person filing the nomination petition a receipt
containing the date and time of filing, the name of the
candidate and the office for which he is a candidate. ((e) added
Dec. 2, 1976, P.L.1221, No.269)
   (f) Each person filing any nomination petition for public
office shall be given a statement composed by the Secretary of
the Commonwealth setting forth his duties under law to file
pre-election and post-election campaign finance reports, and
the penalties for nonfiling. Each person filing shall also be
given a form to file expenses if the amount received or expended
or liabilities incurred shall exceed the sum of two hundred
fifty dollars ($250), and a form containing a sworn statement
that the amount received or expended or liabilities incurred
do not exceed the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), with
written instructions prepared by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth. Within three weeks after such candidate has filed,
the appropriate supervisor shall mail the same forms and
instructions to such candidate by first class mail. ((f) added
July 21, 1979, P.L.189, No.63)
   Petitions to be filed in the office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall be received in said office not later than 5
o'clock P.M. on the last day for filing same, and all petitions
to be filed with any county board of elections shall be received
in said office not later than the ordinary closing hour of said
office on the last day for filing same. (Par. amended June 28,
1947, P.L.1055, No.451)
  Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided
      that any and all references in any other law to a
      "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be
      deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.
  Compiler's Note: Section 3 of Act 2 of 1999 provided that
      section 913 is repealed insofar as it is inconsistent
      with Act 2.