2026 Primary Election Information
If you are interested in running for a political office or be a committee person in your precinct, an elected member of the County Democratic Party, please note the dates below. There is a small window to file the necessary petitions in order to be placed on the ballot for the primary election on May 19th.
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February 17 First day to circulate and file nomination petitions. We can provide the petition paper and a list of democrats in your area.
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March 10 Last day to circulate and file nomination petitions. You need to have your petition notarized. The Election Board will notarize it for you at no cost prior to submitting it to the Westmoreland County Election Bureau, 2 North Main Street, Greensburg (County Courthouse Building)
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March 11 First day to circulate and file nomination papers. This is for minority parties wishing to be on the ballot in the November Election
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March 17 Last day to file objections to nomination petitions
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March 25 Last day for withdrawal by candidates who filed nomination petitions
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May 4 Last day to register before the primary
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May 12 Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot
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​ May 19 Primary Election Day
Thinking about becoming a committee person?
In 2026, each precinct will elect two representatives (one man, one woman) to serve as Committee People. Committee People are elected members of the County Democratic party and help with election activities, attend endorsement meetings, and participate in special events.
The commitment is manageable, but the impact is real.
To run, registered Democrats collect at least 10 signatures from Democrats in their precinct (we recommend 15) using petitions from the County Election Bureau, available around February 17th. Petitions are due on March 10th. Your name will then appear on the May primary ballot, when voters elect their precinct representatives.
The Norwin PT Area Democrats will support you every step of the way.
To contact us send us an email at info@norwinareademocrats.org
We will be having two informational training meetings on January 31, 10am-11:30am at the Penn Library and Saturday, February 7, 10:30am-noon at the Norwin library.
Being a committee person is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow democrats within your neighborhood. You may be your neighbor's only source of information on how and where to vote, who's running for office and if their values align with their democratic values.
Committee people are the backbone of the grassroots movement to protect our Constitution and our democracy.
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Canvassing is a key component to being an effective committee person but it is not mandatory.
You can further our grassroots movement in many other ways.
If you think you might want to connect by visiting your neighbors, here is a script that might be helpful.
​​​​​Sample Canvassing Script:
“Hi! I’m Sam, a neighbor on Elm St. I’m the Democratic Committee Person for this
precinct. I just wanted to introduce myself and give you my contact information. Please
don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about Democratic candidates and
elections. By the way, is there anyone in the household who needs to register to vote or
change their registration status? I have some registration forms if you need them!”
Most Democrats will be thrilled that there is someone in their area available to answer
questions about elections. You can also mail postcards with contact information, but
postage can become expensive - leave the cards at the door with a nice handwritten
“sorry I missed you!”