Pennsylvania Statutes Title 25 Pa.C.S.A. Elections § 3515. Prohibition of nonsubstantive requirements

(a) Mistake, omission or failure to satisfy.--None of the following shall invalidate a document submitted under this chapter:

(b) Write-in ballots.--In a write-in ballot authorized by this chapter or in a vote for a write-in candidate on a regular ballot used by a covered voter, if the intention of the voter is discernable under the standards that define what constitutes a valid vote developed pursuant to section 204(h) of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L. 1333, No. 320),  1 known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, an abbreviation, misspelling or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political party shall be accepted as a valid vote.

(c) Notarization.--Notarization is not required for the execution of a document to be submitted under this chapter. An authentication, other than the state declaration or the FWAB declaration, is not required for execution of a document under this chapter. The state declaration and FWAB declaration, and any information in either declaration, may be compared with information on file to ascertain the validity of the document.