An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in nomination of candidates, further providing for affidavits of candidates and providing for ascertaining residence of candidates.

PRINTER'S NO. 2982
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2280
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY HOGAN, MARCELL, M. MACKENZIE, KAUFFMAN, KUTZ,
ROWE, COOK, LABS, STENDER, BENHAM, GILLEN AND GREEN,
MARCH 11, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 11, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
and defining membership of county boards of elections;
imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
elections," in nomination of candidates, further providing
for affidavits of candidates and providing for ascertaining
residence of candidates.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 910 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
read:
Section 910. Affidavits of Candidates.--Each candidate for
any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township,
ward, school district, poor district, election district, party
office, party delegate or alternate, or for the office of United
States Senator or Representative in Congress, shall file with
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his nomination petition his affidavit stating--[(a) his
residence, with street and number, if any, and his post-office
address;] (b) his election district, giving city, borough, town
or township; (c) the name of the office for which he consents to
be a candidate; (d) that he is eligible for such office; (e)
that he will not knowingly violate any provision of this act, or
of any law regulating and limiting nomination and election
expenses and prohibiting corrupt practices in connection
therewith; (f) unless he is a candidate for judge of a court of
common pleas, the Philadelphia Municipal Court or for the office
of school director in a district where that office is elective
or for the office of justice of the peace that he is not a
candidate for nomination for the same office of any party other
than the one designated in such petition; (g) if he is a
candidate for a delegate, or alternate delegate, member of State
committee, National committee or party officer, that he is a
registered and enrolled member of the designated party; (h) if
he is a candidate for delegate or alternate delegate the
presidential candidate to whom he is committed or the term
"uncommitted"; (i) that he is aware of the provisions of section
1626 of this act requiring pre-election and post-election
reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures; and (j)
that he is not a candidate for an office which he already holds,
the term of which is not set to expire in the same year as the
office subject to the affidavit. In cases of petitions for
delegate and alternate delegate to National conventions, the
candidate's affidavit shall state that his signature to the
delegate's statement, as hereinafter set forth, if such
statement is signed by said candidate, was affixed to the sheet
or sheets of said petition prior to the circulation of same. In
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the case of a candidate for nomination as President of the
United States, it shall not be necessary for such candidate to
file the affidavit required in this section to be filed by
candidates, but the post-office address of such candidate shall
be stated in such nomination petition.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 910.1. Ascertaining Residence of Candidates.--Upon
submitting an affidavit under section 910, each candidate for
any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township,
ward, school district, poor district, election district, party
office, party delegate or alternate, or for the office of United
States Senator or Representative in Congress, shall file
separately an affidavit stating the candidate's residence, with
street and number, if any, and the candidate's post office
address. The affidavit shall be utilized only to
administratively ascertain the qualifications of the candidate
and shall be exempt from public disclosure under this act and
the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Right-
to-Know Law."
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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