THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, ALLOWAY, TOMLINSON, ERICKSON, ROBBINS, BROWNE, PICCOLA, ORIE, MUSTO, PIPPY, BAKER, EARLL, WOZNIAK, RAFFERTY, WONDERLING, WAUGH, TARTAGLIONE AND BOSCOLA, MARCH 10, 2009

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 10, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled

"An act Concerning elections, including general, municipal,

special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,

primary and election expenses and election contests; creating

and defining membership of county boards of elections;

imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,

courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;

imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,

revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and

repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to

elections," in primary and election expenses, further

providing for registration; and providing for monthly

reporting and for manner of filing.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1624(b) of the act of June 3, 1937

(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,

added October 4, 1978 (P.L.893, No.171), is amended to read:

Section 1624.  Registration.--

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(b)  Each registration statement shall contain the following

information:

(1)  The name, addresses and phone numbers of the political

committee.

(2)  The name, address and phone number of the committee's

treasurer.

(3)  The name, address and phone number of the committee's

chairman.

(4)  The names, addresses and relationships of other

affiliated or connected organizations.

(5)  The candidates, if any, and their names and addresses.

(6)  The ballot question, if any, which the committee intends

to support or oppose.

(7)  The banks, safety deposit boxes or other repositories

and their addresses used by the committee.

(8)  The proposed period of operation of the committee.

(9)  The Internet website address if the Internet website is

used to solicit and receive campaign contributions.

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Section 2.  The act is amended by adding sections to read:

Section 1626.2.  Monthly Reporting.--Any political committee

or candidate who receives contributions in an aggregate amount

of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in a calendar month or

incurs expenditures of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in a

calendar month shall file a report within thirty (30) days of

the last day of that month with the Secretary of the

Commonwealth.

Section 1631.1.  Manner of Filing.--

All Statewide candidates and candidates for Senator or

Representative in the General Assembly shall file all their

reports electronically with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.