HB 2280 — 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
 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,
 7      courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
 8      imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
 9      revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10      repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11      elections," in nomination of candidates, further providing
12      for affidavits of candidates and providing for ascertaining
13      residence of candidates.
14      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15   hereby enacts as follows:
16      Section 1.    Section 910 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
17   No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
18   read:
19      Section 910.    Affidavits of Candidates.--Each candidate for
20   any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township,
21   ward, school district, poor district, election district, party
22   office, party delegate or alternate, or for the office of United
23   States Senator or Representative in Congress, shall file with
 1   his nomination petition his affidavit stating--[(a) his
 2   residence, with street and number, if any, and his post-office
 3   address;] (b) his election district, giving city, borough, town
 4   or township; (c) the name of the office for which he consents to
 5   be a candidate; (d) that he is eligible for such office; (e)
 6   that he will not knowingly violate any provision of this act, or
 7   of any law regulating and limiting nomination and election
 8   expenses and prohibiting corrupt practices in connection
 9   therewith; (f) unless he is a candidate for judge of a court of
10   common pleas, the Philadelphia Municipal Court or for the office
11   of school director in a district where that office is elective
12   or for the office of justice of the peace that he is not a
13   candidate for nomination for the same office of any party other
14   than the one designated in such petition; (g) if he is a
15   candidate for a delegate, or alternate delegate, member of State
16   committee, National committee or party officer, that he is a
17   registered and enrolled member of the designated party; (h) if
18   he is a candidate for delegate or alternate delegate the
19   presidential candidate to whom he is committed or the term
20   "uncommitted"; (i) that he is aware of the provisions of section
21   1626 of this act requiring pre-election and post-election
22   reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures; and (j)
23   that he is not a candidate for an office which he already holds,
24   the term of which is not set to expire in the same year as the
25   office subject to the affidavit. In cases of petitions for
26   delegate and alternate delegate to National conventions, the
27   candidate's affidavit shall state that his signature to the
28   delegate's statement, as hereinafter set forth, if such
29   statement is signed by said candidate, was affixed to the sheet
30   or sheets of said petition prior to the circulation of same. In

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 1   the case of a candidate for nomination as President of the
 2   United States, it shall not be necessary for such candidate to
 3   file the affidavit required in this section to be filed by
 4   candidates, but the post-office address of such candidate shall
 5   be stated in such nomination petition.
 6      Section 2.   The act is amended by adding a section to read:
 7      Section 910.1.   Ascertaining Residence of Candidates.--Upon
 8   submitting an affidavit under section 910, each candidate for
 9   any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township,
10   ward, school district, poor district, election district, party
11   office, party delegate or alternate, or for the office of United
12   States Senator or Representative in Congress, shall file
13   separately an affidavit stating the candidate's residence, with
14   street and number, if any, and the candidate's post office
15   address. The affidavit shall be utilized only to
16   administratively ascertain the qualifications of the candidate
17   and shall be exempt from public disclosure under this act and
18   the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Right-
19   to-Know Law."
20      Section 3.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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