Election/Voting

Candidate Resources


Poll Watchers

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

NO LATER THAN, OCTOBER 31, 2025

  Poll Watcher/Authorized Representative Guidance - DOS

2025 Important dates

For 2025, the Northampton County Elections Office will be accepting nomination papers for Minor Political Party (Libertarian ONLY) and Political Body Candidates.

The FIRST DAY for candidates to circulate and file petitions is: May 12, 2025

The LAST DAY for candidates to circulate and file petitions is: August 1, 2025

minor political party (libertarian) nomination papers

The Minor Political Party (Libertarian) Nomination Paper documents can ONLY be picked up in-person at the Northampton County Election Division office at 669 Washington St., Easton, PA during normal business hours (8:30 am - 4:30 pm).


· For Minor Political Party (Libertarian) Nomination Paper Instructions: click HERE


POLITICAL BODY Nomination PAPERs

November 4, 2025 - Municipal General Election


BEFORE COPYING THE NOMINATION PAPERS, PLEASE NOTE: POLITICAL BODY NOMINATION PAPERS MUST BE COPIED AS DUPLEX (TWO-SIDED, FRONT AND BACK, HEAD-TO-HEAD) ON PLAIN WHITE PAPER. THIS REQUIREMENT CANNOT BE SATISFIED BY PRINTING EACH SIDE OF THE DUPLEX POLITICAL BODY NOMINATION PAPER ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER AND AFFIXING THE TWO SHEETS TOGETHER WITH A STAPLE OR PAPER CLIP.


FAILURE TO REPRODUCE THE POLITICAL BODY NOMINATION PAPER FORMS CORRECTLY WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF THOSE FORMS!

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED FOR THE POLITICAL BODY NOMINATION PAPER 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 Political Body Nomination Paper Instructions: click HERE

· For Political Body Nomination Paper Petition: click HERE

· To complete a Political Body Candidate Affidavit (MUST BE NOTARIZED): click HERE

· To print out a copy of the Statement of Financial Interest (filed with nomination papers and with governing body), click here for a link to the PENNSYLVANIA STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS

· Waiver of Expense Affidavit (MUST BE NOTARIZED): click HERE

· Requirements for Tax Collector Candidates can be found HERE

· For a name change affidavit (MUST BE NOTARIZED), click HERE


NOTE: You may also come to the Northampton County Election Division office at 669 Washington St., Easton, PA during normal business hours (8:30 am - 4:30 pm) and pick-up copies of the Political Body Nomination Paper documents.


CANDIDATE affidavit (must be notarized)

  • Candidate Affidavit Form, click HERE


CANDIDATE WITHDRAWAL (must be notarized)

  • Candidate Withdrawal Form, 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.