PRINTER'S NO. 2173
No. 1809 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, NAILOR, NOYE, TULLI, DEMPSEY, VROON,
S. H. SMITH, BLACK, MERRY, SCHULER, HERMAN, STRITTMATTER,
FOSTER, NICKOL, BUNT, BUSH, ALLEN, FARGO, ARMSTRONG,
CHADWICK, CLARK, DURHAM, ANDERSON, FAIRCHILD, RAYMOND,
BARLEY, GALLEN, HECKLER, HAGARTY, ADOLPH, BOYES, DENT, KING,
FARMER, BROWN, CIVERA, FOX, FLEAGLE, LEH, HERSHEY, JADLOWIEC,
LAWLESS, NYCE, D. W. SNYDER, SEMMEL, VANCE, PERZEL, TELEK,
STAIRS, GLADECK, LEE, PITTS, ULIANA, JOHNSON, E. Z. TAYLOR,
NAHILL, TOMLINSON AND REINARD, JUNE 28, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 28, 1991
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 for a special primary election to
12 nominate candidates for the office of United States Senator.
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 638. Special Primary Election to Nominate Candidates
19 for the Office of United States Senator.--(a) Notwithstanding
1 any other provision of this act, a special primary election
2 shall be conducted on the third Tuesday of September 1991, to
3 nominate candidates for the office of United States Senator to
4 be filled at the previously called special election.
5 (b) Insofar as is practicable the election shall be
6 conducted in accordance with the provisions of this act relating
7 to primaries and section 637 of this act.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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