§ 998Substituted Nominations to Fill Certain Vacancies for a November Election

(a) Any vacancy happening
or existing in any party nomination made in accordance with the
provisions of section nine hundred ninety-three of this act for
a November election by reason of the death or withdrawal of any
candidate may be filled by a substituted nomination made by
such committee as is authorized by the rules of the party to
make nominations in the event of vacancies on the party ticket,
in the form prescribed by section nine hundred ninety-four of
this act. But no substituted nomination certificate shall
nominate any person who has already been nominated by any other
political party or by any political body for the same office,
unless such person is a candidate for the office of judge of a
court of common pleas, the Philadelphia Municipal Court or for
the office of school director in districts where that office
is elective or for the office of justice of the peace. ((a)
amended Oct. 31, 2019, P.L.552, No.77)
   (b) In case of the death or withdrawal of any candidate
nominated by a political body for an election, the committee
named in the original nomination papers may nominate a
substitute in his place by filing a substituted nomination

certificate in the form and manner prescribed by section nine
hundred eighty of this act. In the case of a vacancy caused by
the death of any candidate, said nomination certificate shall
be accompanied by a death certificate properly certified. No
substituted nomination certificate shall nominate any person
who has already been nominated by any political party or by any
other political body for any office to be filled at the ensuing
November election, unless such person is a candidate for the
office of judge of a court of common pleas, the Philadelphia
Municipal Court or for the office of school director in
districts where that office is elective or for the office of
justice of the peace. ((b) amended Oct. 31, 2019, P.L.552,
No.77)
   (c) Substituted nomination certificates to fill vacancies
caused by the withdrawal of candidates nominated for a November
election in accordance with the provisions of section nine
hundred ninety-three of this act shall be filed with the officer
or board with whom the original nomination certificates or
papers were filed not later than seven (7) days after the last
day for filing the original nomination certificates or papers.
   (d) Substituted nomination certificates to fill vacancies
caused by the death of candidates nominated for a November
election in accordance with the provisions of section nine
hundred ninety-three of this act shall be filed in the office
of the officer or board with whom the original nomination
certificates or papers were filed at any time prior to the day
in which the printing of ballots is started.
   (998 added Aug. 26, 1953, P.L.1479, No.434)
  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.