THE BERKS COUNTY ELECTION SERVICES OFFICE WILL BE ACCEPTING DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE NOMINATION PETITIONS FOR THE 2023 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY FOR COUNTY, CITY, BOROUGH, TOWNSHIP, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES BEGINNING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023.  THE DEADLINE TO FILE NOMINATION PETITIONS IS NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023.  

THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF FILING:

       1)     Nomination Petition with the required number of signatures (Petitions must be Double Sided – for further guidance see the          Nomination Petition section below).

       2)     A Completed and Notarized Candidate’s Affidavit/Waiver of Expense Reporting Affidavit (Double Sided Form).

       3)     A copy of your Statement of Financial Interest (Ethics Form) – If cross filing, include one per party nomination petition.

  4)     Filing fee payment in the form of cash, certified check, or money order payable to the "County of Berks".                      Personal  checks will NOT be accepted. 

       5)     For Tax Collector -  Non-incumbents filing a nomination petition for the position of Tax Collector must include their criminal          history information from the PSP through the Criminal History Record Information Act with their petition.

       6)    For Magisterial District Judge – A sitting Magisterial District Judge elected to the office shall not be required to file a                   nomination petition to run for the office of Magisterial District Judge but may instead file a certificate of nomination for                   reelection specifying the intent to seek reelection to the office. If a sitting Magisterial District Judge files a certificate of                   nomination for reelection, the sitting Magisterial District Judge may not challenge the nominating petition of another                       candidate for Magisterial District Judge.