PRINTER'S NO. 1906
No. 1496 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY SNYDER AND SWEENEY, JUNE 1, 1978
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 1, 1978
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," further providing for the nomination of the
12 Lieutenant Governor.
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 902.1. Nomination of Lieutenant Governor.--
19 Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary,
20 a political party, as defined in section 801, shall, within
21 thirty (30) days of the primary election at which its nominee
22 for the office of Governor was elected, make its selection of
23 the person to be its nominee for the office of Lieutenant
1 Governor.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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