§ § 3515Prohibition of nonsubstantive requirements

(a) Mistake, omission or failure to satisfy.--None of the
following shall invalidate a document submitted under this
chapter:
       (1) A voter's mistake or omission in the completion of
   a document under this chapter as long as the mistake or
   omission does not prevent determining whether a covered voter
   is eligible to vote.
       (2) Failure to satisfy a nonsubstantive requirement,
   such as using paper or envelopes of a specified size or
   weight.
   (b) Write-in ballots.--In a write-in ballot authorized by
this chapter or in a vote for a write-in candidate on a regular
ballot used by a covered voter, if the intention of the voter
is discernable under the standards that define what constitutes
a valid vote developed pursuant to section 204(h) of the act
of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania
Election Code, an abbreviation, misspelling or other minor
variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political
party shall be accepted as a valid vote.
   (c) Notarization.--Notarization is not required for the
execution of a document to be submitted under this chapter. An
authentication, other than the state declaration or the FWAB
declaration, is not required for execution of a document under
this chapter. The state declaration and FWAB declaration, and
any information in either declaration, may be compared with
information on file to ascertain the validity of the document.