Primary Deadlines This Week

If anyone in Havertown or just in the area who 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, here is the deadline to file petitions for senator and representative in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly.

• 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.