Running for Office

Voting and Elections

	Running for Office    Division of Commissions/ Elections
210 North Office Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 1(717)787-5280 E-mail
In 2014, the Department is introducing the Candidate Petition Form webpage, which enables candidates to create pre-printed, personalized nomination petition forms online.  Forms created using the Candidate Petition Form webpage offer several benefits, including the following: • A candidate may save an electronic copy of the nomination petition forms for efficient distribution to volunteers. • These nomination petition forms virtually eliminate the possibility of printing errors by campaign volunteers and/or data entry errors by Department personnel. • These nomination petition forms are designed to streamline the login and petition review conducted at the Department of State, which will reduce the amount of time candidates spend waiting in line. The Department will continue to offer paper nomination petition packets to those individuals who request them.  If you have questions about the Candidate Petition Form webpage or wish to have a paper nomination petition packet mailed to you, please contact the Department of State toll-free at 1-877-868-3772. “Things You Will Need” Checklist A Completed and Notarized Candidate’s Affidavit A Nomination Petition with the required number of signatures A copy of your Statement of Financial Interests      *Not required for Federal or Political Party Offices A Cashier’s Check or Money Order payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania PLEASE NOTE: Petitions must be printed 2-sided on 8 ½ x 11” paper, head to head Each petition page must be notarized after signatures are gathered Petition pages will now contain 30 signatures Remember to click on the link on the petition form webpage to obtain the Statement of Financial Interests form. USEFUL LINKS Create a personalized nomination petition form packet View a copy of the nomination petition instructions Frequently Asked Questions “Things You Will Need” Checklist Generic Petition Nomination Petitions - Circulator Residency For questions email petitions@pa.gov

Modified Date: 02/10/2014 08:51 AM