PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1287 PRINTER'S NO. 3940
No. 1115 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY GALLEN, OLIVER, CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY AND
G. M. SNYDER, APRIL 30, 1985
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SEPTEMBER 23, 1986
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," providing for certain changes in the nomination
12 process relating to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant
13 Governor.
14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 hereby enacts as follows:
16 Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
17 as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a <--
18 section SECTIONS to read: <--
19 SECTION 601.1. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR NOMINATION.--(A) <--
20 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ACT TO THE CONTRARY,
21 THERE SHALL BE NO PRIMARY FOR THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
22 THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHALL CONTINUE TO BE AN
1 ELECTED OFFICE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION.
2 (B) THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY SHALL
3 SUBMIT A RECOMMENDATION FOR HIS OR HER CHOICE FOR THE OFFICE OF
4 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO HIS OR HER STATE POLITICAL PARTY WITHIN
5 THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE PRIMARY. THE STATE POLITICAL PARTY SHALL
6 NOMINATE A PERSON TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
7 AND INFORM THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THE SECRETARY
8 OF THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PLACE THE NAME OF THE NOMINATED
9 CANDIDATE ON THE OFFICIAL BALLOT TOGETHER WITH THE NAME OF THE
10 PERSON OF THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY WHO WON THE NOMINATION FOR
11 GOVERNOR.
12 Section 902.1. Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
13 Governor.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act
14 to the contrary, candidates of a political party, as defined in
15 section 801, for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor
16 shall file joint nominating petitions indicating that the two
17 candidates are running mates for the offices of Governor and
18 Lieutenant Governor. No person may file a joint nominating
19 petition with more than one running mate.
20 (b) When the names of candidates are printed on the primary
21 ballots or ballot labels, each candidate for Governor shall be
22 printed together with his or her running mate who shall be the
23 candidate for Lieutenant Governor. A vote for one shall be
24 counted as a vote for both. No elector shall be permitted to
25 vote for one and not the other. No person shall be permitted to
26 run in any primary for the office of Lieutenant Governor unless
27 he or she is on a ballot or ballot label together with a
28 gubernatorial candidate.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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