The Washington County Board of Elections will be accepting nomination petitions from candidates for the Washington County Democratic and Republican nominations for county, magisterial district, city, borough, township, and school district offices.  For a complete listing of the offices to appear on the May 16, 2023 Primary click here.

The FIRST DAY for candidates to circulate and file the nomination petitions is FEBRUARY 14, 2023.
The LAST DAY for candidates to circulate and file the nomination petitions is MARCH 7, 2023.

PLEASE READ BEFORE PRINTING THE NOMINATION PETITION:
THE NOMINATION PETITION 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 PAGE OF THE NOMINATION PETITION ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF 8 1/2" x 11” PAPER AND AFFIXING THE TWO PAGES TOGETHER WITH A STAPLE, PAPER CLIP, TAPE, OR GLUE.

FAILURE TO REPRODUCE THE NOMINATION PETITION CORRECTLY WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF THE NOMINATION PETITION!

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED PRIOR TO CIRCULATION OF THE NOMINATION PETITION.   

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ARE UNSURE WHETHER YOU HAVE CORRECTLY REPRODUCED ANY OF THE FORMS, PLEASE CONTACT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE AT 724-228-6750.

PACKETS CONTAINING THE PRE-PRINTED NOMINATION PETITION AND OTHER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE.
WE WILL NOT MAIL ANY PACKETS, NOMINATION PETITIONS, OR OTHER FORMS.

Candidate Instructions
Nomination Petition
Candidate Affidavit 
Waiver of Expense Account Reporting Affidavit
Statement of Financial Interest
Nickname Affidavit
Phonetic Name Pronunciation
2023 Important Election Dates
Request for Voter Lists