§ 1405Manner of Computing Irregular Ballots

The
county board, in computing the votes cast at any primary or
election, shall compute and certify votes cast on irregular
ballots exactly as such names were written, stamped or deposited
in or on receptacles for that purpose, and as they have been
so returned by the election officers. In districts in which
paper ballots or ballot cards are electronically tabulated,
stickers or labels may not be used to mark ballots. A vote cast
by means of a sticker or label affixed to a ballot or ballot
card shall be void and may not be counted. In the primary the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall not certify the votes cast
on irregular ballots for any person for a National office

including that of the President of the United States, United
States Senator and Representative in Congress; or for any State
office including that of Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
Auditor General, State Treasurer, Senator and Representative
in the General Assembly, justices and judges of courts of record
or for any party office including that of delegate or alternate
delegate to National conventions and member of State committee
unless the total number of votes cast for said person is equal
to or greater than the number of signatures required on a
nomination petition for the particular office. In the primary
the county board shall not certify the votes cast on irregular
ballots for any person for a justice of the peace, constable,
National, State, county, city, borough, town, township, ward,
school district, election or local party office unless the total
number of votes cast for said person is equal to or greater
than the number of signatures required on a nomination petition
for the particular office.
   (1405 amended Oct. 31, 2019, P.L.552, No.77)
  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.