PRINTER'S NO. 3988
No. 2646 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY CURRY, CALTAGIRONE, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, HERSHEY,
JAMES, KULA, McCALL, R. MILLER, MURT, MYERS, NAILOR, O'NEILL,
READSHAW, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, THOMAS AND VULAKOVICH,
JUNE 18, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 18, 2008
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 completion of preelection
12 reports.
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.--
20 * * *
21 (d) Pre-election reports by candidates for offices to be
22 voted for by the electors of the State at large and all
1 political committees, which have expended money for the purpose
2 of influencing the election of such candidate, shall be filed
3 not later than the sixth Tuesday before and the second Friday
4 before an election, provided that the initial pre-election
5 report shall be complete as of fifty (50) days prior to the
6 election and the subsequent pre-election report shall be
7 complete as of [fifteen (15)] eighteen (18) days prior to the
8 election. Pre-election reports by all other candidates and
9 political committees which have received contributions or made
10 expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election shall be
11 filed not later than the second Friday before an election,
12 provided that such report be complete as of [fifteen (15)]
13 eighteen (18) days prior to the election.
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15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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