PRINTER'S NO. 952
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
11
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, BREWSTER, HAYWOOD, TEPLITZ, FONTANA,
SCHWANK, FARNESE, HUGHES, KITCHEN, YUDICHAK, SMITH, VANCE,
BOSCOLA, BLAKE, WOZNIAK AND LEACH, MAY 20, 2015
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 20, 2015
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 Secretary of the Commonwealth, further
providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth; in primary and election expenses, further
providing for definitions, for organization of political
committees, for registration and for reporting; in primary
and election expenses, providing for limitations on
contributions; in primary and election expenses, further
providing for late filing fees and certificates of filing,
for contributions or expenditures by national banks,
corporations or unincorporated associations and for reports
by business entities and publication; in primary and election
expenses, providing for independent expenditures; and
providing for corporate political accountability.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) The Commonwealth has a compelling governmental
interest to protect the integrity of the government from
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