THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SIMMONS, BENNINGHOFF, CHRISTIANA, D. COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DUNBAR, EMRICK, EVANKOVICH, GABLER, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GROVE, KIRKLAND, KRIEGER, MAHONEY, METCALFE, ROCK AND SWANGER, MARCH 13, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 13, 2012  

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 dates of elections and primaries and special

elections, further providing for affidavits of candidates;

and, in nomination of candidates, further providing for

affidavits of candidates.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Sections 630.1 and 981.1 of the act of June 3,

1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election

Code, amended May 12, 2006 (P.L.178, No.45), are amended to

read:

Section 630.1.  Affidavits of Candidates.--Each candidate for

any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township,

school district or poor district office, or for the office of

United States Senator or Representative in Congress, selected as

provided in section 630 of this act, shall file with the

nomination certificate an affidavit stating--(a) his residence,

with street and number, if any, and his post-office address; (b)

his election district, giving city, borough, town or township;

(c) the name of the office for which he consents to be a

candidate; (d) that he is eligible for such office; (e) that he

will not knowingly violate any provision of this act, or of any

law regulating and limiting election expenses and prohibiting

corrupt practices in connection therewith; (f) unless he is a

candidate for judge of a court of common pleas, the Philadelphia

Municipal Court or the Traffic Court of Philadelphia[, or for

the office of school board in a district where that office is

elective] or for the office of justice of the peace, that he is

not a candidate for the same office of any party or political

body other than the one designated in such certificate; (g) that

he is aware of the provisions of section 1626 of this act

requiring election and post-election reporting of campaign

contributions and expenditures; and (h) that he is not a

candidate for an office which he already holds, the term of

which is not set to expire in the same year as the office

subject to the affidavit.

Section 981.1.  Affidavits of Candidates.--Each candidate for

any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township,

ward, school district, poor district or election district

office, or for the office of United States Senator or

Representative in Congress, selected as provided in sections 979

and 980 of this act, shall file with the substituted nomination

certificate an affidavit stating--(a) his residence, with street

and number, if any, and his post-office address; (b) his

election district, giving city, borough, town or township; (c)

the name of the office for which he consents to be a candidate;

(d) that he is eligible for such office; (e) that he will not

knowingly violate any provision of this act, or of any law

regulating and limiting election expenses and prohibiting

corrupt practices in connection therewith; (f) unless he is a

candidate for judge of a court of common pleas, the Philadelphia

Municipal Court or the Traffic Court of Philadelphia[, or for

the office of school board in a district where that office is

elective] or for the office of justice of the peace, that he is

not a candidate for the same office of any party or political

body other than the one designated in such certificate; (g) that

he is aware of the provisions of section 1626 of this act

requiring election and post-election reporting of campaign

contributions and expenditures; and (h) that he is not a

candidate for an office which he already holds, the term of

which is not set to expire in the same year as the office

subject to the affidavit.

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