PRINTER'S NO. 3971
No. 2687 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY ROBINSON, JUNE 6, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 6, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
2 "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
3 special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
4 primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
5 and defining membership of county boards of elections;
6 imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
7 courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
8 imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
9 revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10 repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11 elections," prohibiting certain persons from holding elected
12 office.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
16 as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
17 section to read:
18 Section 1852.1. Persons Prohibited from Holding Office.--No
19 person convicted of embezzlement of public moneys, bribery,
20 perjury, or other infamous crimes shall be eligible to the
21 General Assembly, or capable of holding any office of trust or
22 profit in this Commonwealth. As used in this section "infamous
1 crime" shall mean any violation and conviction for an offense
2 which would disqualify an individual from holding public office
3 under:
4 (1) Section 7 of Article II of the Constitution of
5 Pennsylvania.
6 (2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 4113 (relating to misapplication of
7 entrusted property and property of government or financial
8 institutions).
9 (3) 18 Pa.C.S. Pt. II Art. E (relating to offenses against
10 public administration).
11 (4) Any other felonious violation of the laws of this
12 Commonwealth for which an individual has been convicted within
13 the preceding ten years.
14 (5) Any violations of similar laws of any other
15 jurisdiction.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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