Election/Voting

Candidate Resources

Poll Watchers

​Requests for Watcher Certificates are due to the County of Northampton Board of Elections

NO LATER THAN, APRIL 19, 2024

  Poll Watcher/Authorized Representative Guidance - DOS

Nomination Petitions

April 23, 2024 - Primary Election

Official Candidate List - Primary Election [TBD]  

  • For 2024, the Northampton County Elections Office will be accepting nomination petitions.
  • The FIRST DAY  for candidates to circulate and file petitions is 

JANUARY 23, 2024

  • The LAST DAY  for candidates to circulate and file petitions is 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

  • BEFORE COPYING THE NOMINATION PETITIONS, PLEASE NOTE: NOMINATION PETITIONS MUST BE COPIED AS DUPLEX (TWO-SIDED, FRONT AND BACK, HEAD TO HEAD) ON PLAIN WHITE  8 1/2" X 11” ( LETTER SIZE ) PAPER. THIS REQUIREMENT CANNOT BE SATISFIED BY PRINTING EACH SIDE OF THE DUPLEX NOMINATION PETITION ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF 8 1/2" x 11” PAPER AND AFFIXING THE TWO SHEETS TOGETHER WITH A STAPLE OR PAPER CLIP.
  • FAILURE TO REPRODUCE THE NOMINATION PETITION FORMS CORRECTLY WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF THOSE FORMS!
  • PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED FOR THE NOMINATION PETITIONS PRIOR TO CIRCULATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ARE UNSURE WHETHER YOU HAVE CORRECTLY REPRODUCED ANY OF THE FORMS, PLEASE CONTACT THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE AT  610-829-6260 .


  • For petition instructions for County Republican Committee -   HERE
  • To complete a fill-in petition, click  HERE

NOTE:   If   the   office   the   candidate   is   seeking   allows   the   candidate to cross-file  (ONLY School Board & MDJ)  with both the Democratic and Republican parties, and the candidate chooses to cross-file with both the Democratic and Republican parties, a separate  Petition   must   be   filed for each party.


  • To complete a fill-in Candidate Affidavit, click  HERE

NOTE:   If   the   office   the   candidate   is   seeking   allows   the   candidate to cross-file  (ONLY School Board & MDJ)  with both the Democratic and Republican   parties, and the candidate chooses to cross-file with both the Democratic   and Republican parties, a  Candidate Affidavit   must   be   filed   with   EACH  set   of   nomination   petitions:   one   with   the   Democratic   petitions and   one   with   the   Republican   petitions.

  • To print out a copy of the Statement of Financial Interest (filed with petitions and with governing body), click here for a link to the  PENNSYLVANIA STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS
  • Requirements for Tax Collector Candidates can be found HERE
  • To obtain a criminal background check, click  HERE
  • Campaign Finance Information (DOS) click  HERE
  • For a list of all vacancies for the 2024 election cycle, [NOT YET AVAILABLE]
  • For a name change affidavit, click HERE


WRITE-IN CANDIDATE DECLARATION

  • Fill-out this Write in Form to indicate how you (as a candidate) would like to accumulate votes under different variations of your name. (We WILL NOT accumulate just a first or last name, first initial and last name, or anything that does not CLEARLY indicate who the vote should be for).
  • EXAMPLE OF ACCEPTABLE VARIATIONS ON A NAME : Jonathan Doe, John Doe, Jon Doe, Jon A Doe, etc.