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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY LONGIETTI, DERMODY, HANNA, SAINATO, B. BOYLE, K. BOYLE, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, DALEY, FREEMAN, HARKINS, KOTIK, MIRABITO, STURLA, SWANGER, KULA AND THOMAS, JULY 18, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 18, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled |
2 | "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal, |
3 | special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates, |
4 | primary and election expenses and election contests; creating |
5 | and defining membership of county boards of elections; |
6 | imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, |
7 | courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners; |
8 | imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying, |
9 | revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and |
10 | repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to |
11 | elections" in nomination of candidates, further providing for |
12 | place and time of filing nomination petitions and filing |
13 | fees. |
14 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
15 | hereby enacts as follows: |
16 | Section 1. Section 913(b.1) of the act of June 3, 1937 |
17 | (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, |
18 | amended October 8, 2004 (P.L.807, No.97), is amended to read: |
19 | Section 913. Place and Time of Filing Nomination Petitions; |
20 | Filing Fees.--* * * |
21 | (b.1) Each person filing any nomination petition shall pay |
22 | for each petition, at the time of filing, a filing fee to be |
23 | determined as follows, and no nomination petition shall be |
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1 | accepted or filed, unless and until such filing fee is paid by a |
2 | certified check or money order or also by cash when filed with |
3 | the county board. All moneys paid on account of filing fees |
4 | shall be transmitted by the county board to the county treasurer |
5 | and shall become part of the General Fund. Certified checks or |
6 | money orders in payment of filing fees shall be made payable to |
7 | the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or to the county, as the case |
8 | may be, and shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer or to |
9 | the county treasurer and shall become part of the General Fund. |
10 | 1. If for the office of President of the United States, or |
11 | for any public office to be filled by the electors of the State |
12 | at large, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00). |
13 | 2. If for the office of Representative in Congress, the sum |
14 | of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). |
15 | 3. If for the office of judge of a court of record, |
16 | excepting judges to be voted for by the electors of the State at |
17 | large, the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00). |
18 | 4. If for the offices of Senator or Representative in the |
19 | General Assembly, for any office to be filled by the electors of |
20 | an entire county, for the office of district councilman in a |
21 | city of the first class and for any office other than school |
22 | district office to be filled by the electors of an entire city, |
23 | the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00), except as provided in |
24 | paragraph 4.1. |
25 | 4.1. If for nonschool board offices for any third class city |
26 | official, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). |
27 | 6. If for the office of [delegate or alternate delegate to |
28 | National party convention, or] member of National committee or |
29 | member of State committee, the sum of twenty-five dollars |
30 | ($25.00). |
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1 | 7. If for the office of constable, the sum of ten dollars |
2 | ($10.00). |
3 | 8. If for the office of district councilman in a city of the |
4 | second class or the office of district justice, the sum of fifty |
5 | dollars ($50.00). |
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7 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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