PRINTER'S NO. 1539
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1272
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, FREEMAN, DERMODY, PASHINSKI, SOLOMON,
THOMAS, DeLUCA, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT, D. COSTA AND FRANKEL,
APRIL 24, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 24, 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 primary and election expenses, further
providing for definitions, for reporting by candidate and
political committees and other persons and for late
contributions and independent expenditures and providing for
independent expenditures and electioneering communications.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) The Commonwealth has a compelling interest in:
(i) Providing voters with relevant information about
where political campaign money comes from and how it is
spent so that voters can make informed choices in
elections.
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