PRINTER'S NO. 1449
No. 1257 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, DiDONATO, LEDERER, TOLL, M. P. MULLEN,
GLEESON AND ROSS, MAY 7, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 7, 1975
AN ACT
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," providing funding for certain advertising
12 purposes and making an appropriation.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
16 as the "Pennsylvania Election Code," is amended by adding a
17 section to read:
18 Section 902.1. Advertising of United States Gubernatorial
19 Nominees.--The Commonwealth shall provide funds in the amount of
20 five hundred thousand ($500,000.00) dollars to be expended only
21 for the purposes of advertisement through the news media to each
22 gubernatorial nominee of each party which received at least five
23 per centum of the total vote in the previous gubernatorial
1 election.
2 Section 2. All money appropriated under this act shall be
3 given directly to the news media that the nominee directs, upon
4 statement by the nominee that the advertising has been ordered
5 at a specified price. Should any nominee order advertising, and
6 then cancel it, all refunds will be made to the Secretary of
7 State by the media involved.
8 Section 3. As much money as may be necessary from time to
9 time is hereby appropriated to the Department of State to carry
10 out the provisions of this act.
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