Election/Voting

Candidate Resources

Poll Watchers

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

NO LATER THAN, NOVEMBER 1, 2024

  Poll Watcher/Authorized Representative Guidance - DOS

Nomination Petitions

May 20, 2025 - Primary Election

Official Candidate List - Primary Election [TBD]  

  • For 2025, the Northampton County Elections Office will be accepting nomination petitions.
  • The FIRST DAY for candidates to circulate and file petitions is 

[TBD]


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

[TBD]


  • 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  81/2" 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.