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Instructions for Filing as a Political Body Candidate

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIADEPARTMENT OF STATE

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING AS A POLITICAL BODY CANDIDATE2010 GENERAL ELECTION

The following instructions relate to the filing of nomination papers by candidates of political bodiesfor public offices filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth in the 2010 General Election.Nomination papers should not be confused with nomination petitions, which are the forms usedby candidates to access the primary election ballot for the Democratic Party and the RepublicanParty. There are separate instructions and forms for nomination papers filed by minor politicalparty candidates.

1. WHO MAY FILE:Individuals who wish to be candidates of political bodies must file nomination papers, Form DSBEPB-G (rev. 1/10). Candidates who have filed nomination petitions to appear on the primaryelection ballot of the Democratic or Republican parties may not file nomination papers as politicalbody candidates for the General Election.

2. DISAFFILIATION:

Any person who is a registered and enrolled member of a political party during any period of timebeginning with thirty (30) days before the primary and extending through the General Election isnot eligible to be the candidate of a political body in the General Election held in the same year.The Candidates Affidavit [see paragraph 9(b) below] includes a required declaration ofdisaffiliation.

3. NAMES OF CANDIDATES:More than one candidate, and candidates for more than one office, may be nominated by one setof nomination papers, provided that all the signers on each nomination paper sheet are qualifiedto vote for all the candidates nominated on that nomination paper sheet.

4. NAME OF POLITICAL BODY:The name of the political body must not be longer than three (3) words none of which are already

used by or similar to that used by another political body or party.

5. COMMITTEE TO FILL VACANCIES:A committee of three (3) to five (5) persons must be listed on the nomination paper in the spacesprovided. The names of the committee members must be listed on each nomination paper sheet.This committee is empowered to nominate persons to fill a vacancy in the nomination should itoccur. The Election Code does not specify the qualifications of the members of this committee.

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SUBJECT: Instructions for Filing January 2010Political Body Nomination Papers Page 2

6. NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED:

a) Statewide The minimum number of signatures required on nomination papers forstatewide office for the 2010 General Election is 19,082. This figure is based on two percentof the vote cast for Judy Olson, a candidate for Justice of the Superior Court, who had thelargest entire vote cast for any statewide candidate elected at the November 2009 election.b) District - The minimum number of signatures required on nomination papers for candidatesnominated for any office elected by district is equal to two percent of the largest vote cast forany officer, except a judge of a court of record, elected at the last preceding election in theelectoral district for which the nomination papers are to be filed, and shall not be less than thenumber of signers required for nomination petitions of political party candidates for the sameoffice.

7. QUALIFICATIONS OF SIGNERS:Signers of nomination papers must be qualified, registered electors of the State and district and ofthe respective county in which the nomination papers are circulated. Different sheets must becirculated for residents of different counties. Each elector must personally sign his/her name.

Each signer must also insert his/her printed name, residence and the date of signing on thenomination papers. The electors signature and residence should match the information thatappears on his/her voter registration card. NOTE: In the case of an elector having a Rural Routeor Rural Delivery address, the township should be listed.An elector may sign as many nomination papers as there are candidates to be elected for eachoffice.

8. FILING DATES:The first day to circulate and file nomination papers is March 10, 2010; the last day to circulateand file nomination papers is August 2, 2010.

9. AFFIDAVITS:a) Affidavit of Qualified Elector - Each page of the nomination paper must include the affidavit of

one qualified elector, not necessarily a signer and not necessarily the same person on eachpage, attesting to the validity of all signatures and the residences of the signers on that page.The Affidavit of Qualified Elector must be signed and notarized after all the electorssignatures have been obtained. The qualified elector signing such affidavit must be aqualified elector of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

SUBJECT: Instructions for Filing January 2010

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Political Body Nomination Papers Page 3b) Candidates Affidavit - Each candidate for public office must execute and file one Candidates

Affidavit with his or her nomination papers. The affidavit must be signed in the presence of aperson empowered to take acknowledgments (such as a notary public). The CandidatesAffidavit is printed on a separate form, DSBE-PBCA (10/07), for use with DSBE-210A PBNomination Papers. Among other things, the form requests the candidates election district.Election District means the ward, precinct, division or district in which the candidate isregistered to vote.

c) Statement of Financial Interests Each candidate, except candidates for the offices ofPresident of the United States, Vice-President of the United States and Representative inCongress, must submit with their nomination papers a copy of their completed Statement ofFinancial Interests (Form SEC-1). The original copy of the Statement of Financial Interestsmust be filed with the State Ethics Commission. Please contact the State Ethics Commission,309 Finance Building, PO Box 11470, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1470, (800) 932-0936, for moreinformation concerning the Statement of Financial Interests.

10. WHERE TO FILE:Nomination papers for all state-level offices must be filed with the Secretary of theCommonwealth at Room 210 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. All nomination papers,

required affidavits and filing fees must be RECEIVED in Room 210 North Office Building no laterthan 5:00 P.M. on August 2, 2010.

11. FILING FEES:Filing fees for nomination papers are the same as the filing fees required for nomination petitionsfor the same office. Filing fees must be presented with the nomination papers and must be paidby CASHIERS CHECK orMONEY ORDER payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

United States Senator $200.00Governor $200.00Lt. Governor $200.00Representative in Congress $150.00Senator in the General Assembly $100.00Representative in the General Assembly $100.00

NOTE: All dates and information contained herein are subject to change without notice in theevent of passage of any amendatory legislation during the current session of the Pennsylvania

General Assembly.

Signature Requirements (Representative in Congress and Statewide Candidates)

MINOR POLITICAL PARTY AND POLITICAL BODYSIGNATURE REQUIREMENT FOR STATEWIDE CANDIDATES

GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Signatures Needed

19,082

SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CONGRESSGENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2010

District Signatures Needed1 4,8562 5,538

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3 2,9374 3,7315 3,1116 3,5897 4,200

8 3,9589 3,50010 3,21711 2,92812 3,10613 3,93814 4,84715 3,62916 3,40717 3,85418 4,267

19 4,378Signature Requirements (Senator in the General Assembly)

MINOR POLITICAL PARTY AND POLITICAL BODYSIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2010

District Signatures Needed2 8824 1,5486 9568 1,162

10 1,04212 1,13914 1,06216 77618 1,03220 93922 1,42324 50026 1,02028 1,04930 91332 90934 86136 1,02338 1,14440 1,55242 1,21344 99646 1,231

48 1,089

50 827

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Signature Requirements (Representative in the General Assembly

MINOR POLITICAL PARTY AND POLITICAL BODYSIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERALASSEMBLYGENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Signatures Signatures SignaturesDistrict Needed District Needed District Needed

1 372 41 519 81 3922 438 42 459 82 3983 359 43 486 83 3004 349 44 436 84 4185 336 45 489 85 3446 376 46 370 86 5077 519 47 522 87 4888 488 48 475 88 4129 486 49 396 89 497

10 300 50 300 90 51411 375 51 300 91 45512 480 52 360 92 55813 318 53 347 93 47914 302 54 446 94 44115 304 55 418 95 35816 449 56 374 96 37817 337 57 300 97 53118 371 58 439 98 38319 459 59 352 99 39120 444 60 484 00 383

21 413 61 394 101 51322 486 62 497 102 49723 516 63 320 103 42924 527 64 411 104 36425 579 65 453 105 69526 336 66 311 106 37627 386 67 369 107 33428 546 68 489 108 36529 429 69 347 109 32030 579 70 334 110 43731 380 71 300 111 429

32 442 72 300 112 48833 300 73 453 113 30034 503 74 300 114 48035 407 75 300 115 47636 480 76 322 116 42237 480 77 473 117 38338 402 78 511 118 42339 317 79 383 119 389

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40 576 80 486 120 431MINOR POLITICAL PARTY AND POLITICAL BODYSIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERALASSEMBLYGENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Signatures Signatures Signatures

District Needed District Needed District Needed

121 357 161 392 201 545122 340 162 325 202 441123 389 163 354 203 535124 300 164 520125 308 165 406126 451 166 487127 332 167 411128 353 168 434129 476 169 527130 370 170 318

131 396 171 438132 358 172 371133 344 173 345134 577 174 381135 423 175 490136 366 176 528137 467 177 300138 471 178 412139 432 179 371140 431 180 345141 430 181 524

142 334 182 530143 409 183 433144 451 184 379145 383 185 423146 326 186 519147 395 187 325148 491 188 509149 405 189 371150 359 190 543151 334 191 495152 376 192 561

153 664 193 370154 555 194 447155 550 195 520156 366 196 508157 361 197 556158 301 198 528159 375 199 362160 573 200 600