Run for Office

Expiring Elected Terms - OCTOBER 2025 Election 
 

First Day to File: July 29, 2025
Last Day to File: August 26, 2025 by 4:30 pm

Candidacy forms will be available at the front desk upstairs in the municipal building and on this page on July 23, 2025

Any qualified person wishing to have his or her name placed on the ballot as a candidate for local elective office must meet the qualifications for office and follow the instructions as listed below:

Filing Requirements for Mayor, Borough Assembly, and Hospital Board

• Be a Borough resident for at least one year;  
• Be a registered voter of the Borough;  
• File with the Borough Clerk:
  • a Declaration of Candidacy form;
  • a Petition for Candidacy form signed by at least twenty qualified voters of the Borough;  
  • a Municipal Exemption Statement.  File this statement if the candidate does not expect to spend over $5,000 on his or her campaign.

Filing Requirements for Borough School Board

• Be a Borough resident for at least 30 days;
• Be a registered voter of the Borough;
• File with the Borough Clerk:
  • a Declaration of Candidacy form;
  • a Petition for Candidacy form signed by at least twenty qualified voters of the Borough;  
  • a Municipal Exemption Statement.  File this statement if the candidate does not expect to spend over $5,000 on his or her campaign.

Filing Requirements for: Harbor & Ports, Library, Parks & Recreation, Planning Commissioner and Public Safety Advisory Boards  

• Be a Borough resident for at least one year;  
• Be a registered voter of the Borough;  
• File with the Borough Clerk:
  • a Declaration of Candidacy form;
  • a Municipal Exemption Statement.  File this statement if the candidate does not expect to spend over $5,000 on his or her campaign.