PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 425 PRINTER'S NO. 532
No. 392 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY OLIVER, RYBAK, HARPER, DEAL, ACOSTA, ROEBUCK AND
RICHARDSON, FEBRUARY 23, 1987
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 2, 1987
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 penalties for certain
12 candidates who file false affidavits.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
16 as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
17 section to read:
18 Section 1802.1. False Affidavits of Candidates.--Any
19 candidate for the office of State Senate or House of <--
20 Representatives FOR STATE, COUNTY, CITY, BOROUGH, INCORPORATED <--
21 TOWN, TOWNSHIP OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OR FOR THE OFFICE OF
22 UNITED STATES SENATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS who has been
1 found to have filed a false affidavit with regard to his
2 qualifications shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third <--
3 SECOND degree, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced <--
4 to pay a fine of five hundred ($500) NOT EXCEEDING FIVE THOUSAND <--
5 ($5,000) dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of one (1) year, <--
6 or both NOT MORE THAN TWO (2) YEARS, OR BOTH. <--
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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