this section shall cover the campaign activity of a candidate
only from the last prior report or statement.
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(k) All reports or statements required to be filed with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth may be filed electronically using
the electronic filing system developed by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth that is consistent with the purposes of this
subsection. A report or statement submitted electronically must:
(1) require an electronic signature from the treasurer or
assistant treasurer at the time of the filing of the report or
statement . In addition, a report filed by a political committee,
authorized by a candidate and created solely for the purpose of
influencing an election on behalf of that candidate must be
signed, using an electronic signature, stating that, to the best
of the candidate's knowledge, the political committee has not
violated a provision of this act; and
(2) be made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904
(relating to unsworn falsification to authorities) as provided
in section 1629.
Section 2. Sections 1628, 1629 heading, (a) and (b) and
1631(1) of the act are amended to read:
Section 1628. Late Contributions and Independent
Expenditures.--Any candidate or political committee, authorized
by a candidate and created solely for the purpose of influencing
an election on behalf of that candidate, which receives any
contribution or pledge of five hundred dollars ($500) or more,
and any person making an independent expenditure, as defined by
this act, of five hundred dollars ($500) or more after the final
pre-election report has been deemed completed shall report such
contribution, pledge or expenditure to the appropriate
supervisor. Such report shall be sent by the candidate, chairman
or treasurer of the political committee within twenty-four (24)
hours of receipt of the contribution. It shall be the duty of
the supervisor to confirm the substance of such report. [The
report shall be made by telegram, mailgram, overnight mail or
facsimile transmission. Any] The reports filed with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth may be filed electronically in
accordance with section 1631.1. Any report that is not filed
electronically shall be filed by facsimile, electronic mail or
overnight mail courier service. Except for reports filed
electronically, a candidate in his own behalf, or chairman,
treasurer or candidate [in] on behalf of the political committee
may also comply with this section by appearing personally before
such supervisor and reporting such late contributions or
pledges.
Section 1629. [Oath of Compliance] Unsworn Falsification;
Perjury; Disqualification from Office; Commercial Use.--
[(a) Each report shall be subscribed and sworn to by the
individual submitting the report. In addition, any report filed
by a political committee, authorized by a candidate and created
solely for the purpose of influencing an election on behalf of
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