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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Date of statehood:
12 December 1787
Capital: Harrisburg
Population: 12,281,054
Number of US Representatives: 19
Number of Electoral votes: 21
State Legislature
 State Senate size
 State House size
General Assembly
 50
 203
State officials
 Governor
 US Senators
 

 Tom Corbett
 Pat Toomey
 Bob Casey, Jr.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2010 Election Calendar[]

First day to circulate and file nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . February 16

Last day to circulate and file nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . March 9

First day to circulate and file nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . March 10

Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed nomination petitions . . . . . . . . . . March 24

Last day to REGISTER before the primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 19

Last day to apply for a civilian absentee ballot . . . . . . . . . . May 11

Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted civilian absentee ballots. . . May 14

PRIMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . May 18

First day to REGISTER after primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 19

Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots
(must be postmarked no later than May 17) . . . . . . . . . . . May 25

Last day to circulate and file nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . August 2

Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated by nomination papers . . .. . . . . . . . . August 9

Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated at the primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 9

Last day to REGISTER before the NOVEMBER election . . . . . .October 4

Last day to apply for a civilian absentee ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 26

Last day for County Boards of Elections to receive voted civilian absentee ballots . . . . . . .October 29

GENERAL ELECTION . . . . . . .November 2

First day to REGISTER after November election . . . . . . . . . . . .November 3

Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots
(must be postmarked no later than November 1) . . . . . . . . . .November 9

NOTE: All dates in this calendar are subject to change without notice.

Source: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/elections/lib/elections/020_election_calendar/2010electioncalendar-web.pdf


Unofficial note: Nominating petitions are filed by major political party candidates, and their signatures must be from registered voters in their party. Nominating papers are filed by minor political party candidates and independent candidates, and their signatures can be from any registered voter.

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