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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1220
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE STAATS
Printer's No. 1311
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 16 through 18, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 1626(c) and (d) of the act of June 3,
1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election
Code, are amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 21 and 22
(c) The following shall apply:
(1) Vouchers or copies of vouchers for all sums expended
amounting to more than twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be
retained by the candidate or the committee treasurer and shall
be available for public inspection and copying as herein
provided.
(2) Any person may inspect or copy such vouchers or copies
thereof by filing a written request with the appropriate
supervisory office which shall notify the candidate or political
committee of such request.
(3) The candidate or political committee shall have the
option of either forwarding such vouchers or copy of the same to
the supervisor for such purpose or making the vouchers or copy
of the same available to the requesting person.
(4) If a candidate or a treasurer of a political committee
shall fail to make said vouchers or copies thereof available for
inspection and copying when requested by the appropriate
supervisory officer, such officer shall [direct] order the
candidate or political committee to [promptly] deliver the
vouchers or copies thereof to the supervisory office within two
(2) days for purposes of inspection and copying.
(5) If the candidate or the treasurer of the political
committee fails to deliver the vouchers or copies within two (2)
days of the order under clause (4), the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall impose an administrative penalty of no more
than five hundred dollars ($500) on the candidate or the
political committee for each day the candidate or the treasurer
of the political committee fails to comply with the order.
(6) If the candidate or the treasurer of the political
committee fails to deliver the vouchers or copies within thirty
(30) days after the imposition of the administrative penalty
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under clause (5), the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall refer
the matter to the Attorney General for investigation.
(7) Costs of copying and costs of delivery by the candidate
or treasurer of the requested vouchers or copies thereof shall
be borne by the person requesting same.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 17, by striking out "immediately."
and inserting
as follows:
(1) The amendment of section 1626(c) of the act shall
take effect in 60 days.
(2) The remainder of this act shall take effect
immediately.
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