Any person qualified to hold the office, other than a candidate for a party nomination or a party nominee, may become a candidate in any general or special election by filing notice of his/her candidacy and presenting petitions signed by the number of qualified voters specified by law for the office for which he/she offers. A candidate for any elective office in the Commonwealth must also file a statement, under oath, of his/her qualifications to hold the office he/she is seeking and other statements or disclosures required by law.  Each party determines its own method of selecting party candidates for each office.