PRINTER'S NO. 675
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
638
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SIMMONS, KAUFFMAN, CALTAGIRONE, GROVE, GILLEN,
ROTHMAN, COX AND GABLER, FEBRUARY 27, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 27, 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 district election officers, further providing
for election officers to be sworn; in dates of elections and
primaries and special elections, further providing for
affidavits of candidates; in nomination of candidates,
further providing for petition may consist of several sheets
and affidavit of circulator, for affidavits of candidates,
for examination of nomination petitions, certificates and
papers and return of rejected nomination petitions,
certificates and papers, for vacancy in party nomination by
failure to pay filing fee or for failure to file loyalty
oath, for affidavits of candidates, for filling of certain
vacancies in public office by means of nomination
certificates and nomination papers and for substituted
nominations to fill certain vacancies for a November
election; in ballots, further providing for form and printing
of ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further
providing for manner of computing irregular ballots; and
replacing references to "justice of the peace" with
"magisterial district judge."
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
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