THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY LONGIETTI, DERMODY, HANNA, SAINATO, B. BOYLE, K. BOYLE, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, DALEY, FREEMAN, HARKINS, KOTIK, MIRABITO, STURLA, SWANGER, KULA AND THOMAS, JULY 18, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 18, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled

"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,

special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,

primary and election expenses and election contests; creating

and defining membership of county boards of elections;

imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,

courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;

imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,

revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and

repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to

elections" in nomination of candidates, further providing for

place and time of filing nomination petitions and filing

fees.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 913(b.1) of the act of June 3, 1937

(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,

amended October 8, 2004 (P.L.807, No.97), is amended to read:

Section 913.  Place and Time of Filing Nomination Petitions;

Filing Fees.--* * *

(b.1)  Each person filing any nomination petition shall pay

for each petition, at the time of filing, a filing fee to be

determined as follows, and no nomination petition shall be

accepted or filed, unless and until such filing fee is paid by a

certified check or money order or also by cash when filed with

the county board. All moneys paid on account of filing fees

shall be transmitted by the county board to the county treasurer

and shall become part of the General Fund. Certified checks or

money orders in payment of filing fees shall be made payable to

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or to the county, as the case

may be, and shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer or to

the county treasurer and shall become part of the General Fund.

1.  If for the office of President of the United States, or

for any public office to be filled by the electors of the State

at large, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00).

2.  If for the office of Representative in Congress, the sum

of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

3.  If for the office of judge of a court of record,

excepting judges to be voted for by the electors of the State at

large, the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

4.  If for the offices of Senator or Representative in the

General Assembly, for any office to be filled by the electors of

an entire county, for the office of district councilman in a

city of the first class and for any office other than school

district office to be filled by the electors of an entire city,

the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00), except as provided in

paragraph 4.1.

4.1.  If for nonschool board offices for any third class city

official, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

6.  If for the office of [delegate or alternate delegate to

National party convention, or] member of National committee or

member of State committee, the sum of twenty-five dollars

($25.00).

7.  If for the office of constable, the sum of ten dollars

($10.00).

8.  If for the office of district councilman in a city of the

second class or the office of district justice, the sum of fifty

dollars ($50.00).

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.