25 Pa. Stat. § 2941 : Statutes (Unconsolidated) — ELECTIONS & ELECTORAL DISTRICTS — ELECTION CODE — NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES —Objections; Withdrawals; Certifications — Time for filing substituted nomination certificates TEXT PDF (a) Substituted nomination certificates to fill vacancies caused by the withdrawal of candidates nominated at primaries or by nomination papers shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth or proper county board of elections, as the case may be, at least seventy-five (75) days before the day of the general or municipal election: Provided, however, That no substituted nomination certificate by a political body may be filed until after the primary election. (b) Substituted nomination certificates to fill vacancies caused by the death of candidates nominated at primaries or by nomination papers shall be filed at the proper office at any time prior to the day on which the printing of ballots is started. 25 P.S. § 2941 1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, art. IX, § 981. Amended 1944, Ex.Sess., May 5, P.L. (1945) 1448, § 3; 1945, March 9, P.L. 29, § 8; 1947, March 5, P.L. 35, § 3; 1947, July 5, P.L. 1358, § 4; 1951, March 6, P.L. 3, § 10; 1963, Aug. 13, P.L. 707, § 13, effective 1/1/1964.