PRINTER'S NO. 2901
No. 2065 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, DALLY, JOSEPHS, SHAPIRO, LEVDANSKY, ROAE,
BENNINGTON, BOYD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CREIGHTON,
CUTLER, FABRIZIO, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HUTCHINSON, LONGIETTI,
McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MURT, MUSTIO, NAILOR, TRUE AND
VULAKOVICH, NOVEMBER 21, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 21, 2007
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 reporting by candidate and
12 political committees and other persons.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 1626(d) of the act of June 3, 1937
16 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
17 amended July 11, 1980 (P.L.600, No.128), is amended to read:
18 Section 1626. Reporting by Candidate and Political
19 Committees and other Persons.--
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21 (d) Pre-election reports by candidates for offices to be
1 voted for by the electors of the State at large, candidates for
2 the office of Senator in the General Assembly, candidates for
3 the office of Representative in the General Assembly and all
4 political committees, which have expended money for the purpose
5 of influencing the election of such [candidate] candidates,
6 shall be filed not later than the sixth Tuesday before and the
7 second Friday before an election, provided that the initial pre-
8 election report shall be complete as of fifty (50) days prior to
9 the election and the subsequent pre-election report shall be
10 complete as of fifteen (15) days prior to the election. Pre-
11 election reports by all other candidates and political
12 committees which have received contributions or made
13 expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election shall be
14 filed not later than the second Friday before an election,
15 provided that such report be complete as of fifteen (15) days
16 prior to the election.
17 * * *
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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