HB 1898 — 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 number of signers required for nomination petitions of candidates at primaries.

PRINTER'S NO.    2368

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1898
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY SCOTT, HILL-EVANS, PROBST, OTTEN, GIRAL, HARKINS,
        PIELLI, GUZMAN, M. MACKENZIE, SIEGEL, GAYDOS, SANCHEZ,
        CERRATO, RADER AND FRIEL, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
 2      "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
 3      special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
 4      primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
 5      and defining membership of county boards of elections;
 6      imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth of the
 7      Commonwealth, courts, county boards of elections, county
 8      commissioners; imposing penalties for violation of the act,
 9      and codifying, revising and consolidating the laws relating
10      thereto; and repealing certain acts and parts of acts
11      relating to elections," in nomination of candidates, further
12      providing for number of signers required for nomination
13      petitions of candidates at primaries.
14      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15   hereby enacts as follows:
16      Section 1.    Section 912.1(13) and (14) of the act of June 3,
17   1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election
18   Code, are amended to read:
19      Section 912.1.    Number of Signers Required for Nomination
20   Petitions of Candidates at Primaries.--Candidates for nomination
21   of offices as listed below shall present a nominating petition
22   containing at least as many valid signatures of registered and
23   enrolled members of the proper party as listed below:
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 2      (13)    Senator in the General Assembly: Five hundred[.],
 3   except a sitting Senator in the General Assembly who currently
 4   holds the office for that district may instead file a
 5   certificate of nomination, on a form prescribed by the Secretary
 6   of the Commonwealth, on which the Senator informs the Secretary
 7   of the Commonwealth of the intent to seek reelection with their
 8   current party. If a Senator in the General Assembly files a
 9   certificate of nomination, the Senator may not challenge the
10   nomination petition or nomination papers filed for that office
11   and district. A person may not file a certificate of nomination
12   under this paragraph for the office of Senator in the General
13   Assembly in the election immediately following the redistricting
14   of the Commonwealth. A certificate of nomination may not be
15   posted on the Department of State's publicly accessible Internet
16   website and may only be made available to a person who makes a
17   request to the Secretary of the Commonwealth to examine the
18   certificate of nomination.
19      (14)    Representative in the General Assembly: Three
20   hundred[.], except a sitting Representative in the General
21   Assembly who currently holds the office for that district may
22   instead file a certificate of nomination, on a form prescribed
23   by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, on which the
24   Representative informs the Secretary of the Commonwealth of the
25   intent to seek reelection with their current party. If a
26   Representative in the General Assembly files a certificate of
27   nomination, the Representative may not challenge the nomination
28   petition or nomination papers filed for that office and
29   district. A person may not file a certificate of nomination
30   under this paragraph for the office of Representative in the

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1   General Assembly in the election immediately following the
2   redistricting of the Commonwealth. A certificate of nomination
3   shall not be posted on the Department of State's publicly
4   accessible Internet website and may only be made available to a
5   person who makes a request to the Secretary of the Commonwealth
6   to examine the certificate of nomination.
7      * * *
8      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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