Primary Deadlines This Week

If anyone in Radnor wishes to run in Pennsylvania’s April 24 primary election, the deadlines are fast approaching.

According to a release from Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele’s office, there are different deadlines for federal and state offices.

“Because of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court order regarding the redrawing of state legislative districts, there are two separate deadlines for filing nominating petitions, depending on the office for which a person wishes to run,” Aichele said.

• Tuesday, Feb. 14 is the deadline for filing nominating petitions for candidates for president of the United States, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, attorney general, auditor general, treasurer, and delegate to the Republican or Democratic conventions.
• Thursday, Feb. 16 is the deadline to file petitions for senator and representative in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. The deadline was extended for the House and Senate races in the state Supreme Court’s recent order remanding the map of state districts to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.

The release stated that candidates may file petitions in the Keystone Building, 400 North St., Harrisburg, or by mail at:

Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
210 North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Mailed petitions must be received by 5 p.m. on the day of the deadline.

For more information, visit www.dos.state.pa.us, then click on “Elections”, or call 717-787-5280.