PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 460
PRINTER'S NO. 2589
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
444
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GABLER, GILLEN, PHILLIPS-HILL, JAMES, MILLARD,
O'NEILL, WARD, WATSON, BOBACK AND FRITZ, FEBRUARY 10, 2017
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
OCTOBER 16, 2017
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 nomination of candidates, further providing
for MANNER OF SIGNING NOMINATION PETITIONS AND TIME OF
CIRCULATING, FOR number of signers required for nomination
petitions of candidates at primaries AND FOR NOMINATIONS BY
POLITICAL BODIES.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 912.1 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
SECTION 1. SECTIONS 908, 912.1 AND 951(C) OF THE ACT OF JUNE
3, 1937 (P.L.1333, NO.320), KNOWN AS THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION
CODE, ARE AMENDED TO READ:
SECTION 908. MANNER OF SIGNING NOMINATION PETITIONS; TIME OF
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