PRINTER'S NO. 2945
No. 2207 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY KAISER, LEVDANSKY, McVERRY, LANGTRY, DeWEESE,
NAILOR, COHEN, COWELL, MELIO, VROON, PRESSMANN, FARGO, PESCI,
GIGLIOTTI, CAPPABIANCA, HALUSKA, STABACK, VEON, BIRMELIN,
MAYERNIK, TRELLO, MORRIS, RYBAK, RUDY, VAN HORNE, JOHNSON,
STEIGHNER, McHALE, TIGUE, LAUGHLIN, PRESTON, OLASZ,
TANGRETTI, PISTELLA, ITKIN, KONDRICH, R. C. WRIGHT AND
SERAFINI, JANUARY 2, 1990
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 2, 1990
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 written notice to all candidates of
12 the results of elections.
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 1419. Notice to Candidates.--
19 (a) The county board of elections shall give written notice
20 to each candidate of the results of the election for which the
1 candidate was entered. This notice shall be given within ten
2 (10) days of the declaration made under section 1417.
3 (b) This section shall not apply to elections for national
4 or Statewide offices.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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