PRINTER'S NO. 1683
No. 1425 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY TULLI, E. Z. TAYLOR, McNAUGHTON, BARD, JAMES,
ROEBUCK, GEIST, CORNELL, FARGO, TRELLO, WAUGH, GIGLIOTTI,
MAYERNIK, LYNCH, C. WILLIAMS, MILLER, McGILL, EGOLF, WOGAN,
RAMOS, BENNINGHOFF, BOSCOLA AND ROONEY, APRIL 30, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 30, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.883, No.170), entitled,
2 as reenacted, "An act relating to conflicts of interest
3 involving certain public officials serving in State or State
4 agencies and local political subdivision positions and
5 prohibiting certain public employees from engaging in certain
6 conflict of interest activities requiring certain disclosures
7 and providing penalties," further providing for financial
8 statements.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 4 of the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.883,
12 No.170), referred to as the Public Official and Employee Ethics
13 Law, reenacted and amended June 26, 1989 (P.L.26, No.9), is
14 amended by adding a subsection to read:
15 Section 4. Statement of financial interests required to be
16 filed.
17 * * *
18 (c.1) In the event that any State level nominee or any
19 nominee for county level or local office fails to file the
20 statement of financial interests on or before the last day for
1 filing nomination petitions, the nominee's name may not be
2 placed on the ballot or, if the nominee's name has been placed
3 on the ballot, it shall be stricken.
4 * * *
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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