The Pennsylvania Notice of Election to Resume Prior Name is a document that is used to request a name change in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This document is filed with the Department of State in order to change the name of an individual or business. This document is typically used when an individual wants to change their name to a name that they had previously used, or when a business wants to change its name to a name that it had previously used. There are two types of Pennsylvania Notice of Election to Resume Prior Name: an individual’s Notice of Election to Resume Prior Name and a business’s Notice of Election to Resume Prior Name. Both documents are filed with the Department of State and require the individual or business to provide certain information, such as name, address, and the former name requested.