PRINTER'S NO. 2148
No. 1744 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, PRESSMANN, HAGARTY, ITKIN, FOX, COHEN,
KENNEY, PIEVSKY, JOSEPHS, KOSINSKI AND NAHILL, JUNE 21, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 21, 1989
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," changing the date for the General primary in
12 1994; and making a repeal.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 603 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
16 No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, amended
17 November 3, 1983 (P.L.208, No.59), is amended to read:
18 Section 603. General Primary; Candidates to Be Nominated and
19 Party Officers to Be Elected.--(a) There shall be a General
20 primary preceding each general election which shall be held on
21 the third Tuesday of May in all even-numbered years, except in
22 the year of the nomination of a President of the United States,
23 in which year the General primary shall be held on the fourth
1 Tuesday of April. Candidates for all offices to be filled at the
2 ensuing general election shall be nominated at the General
3 primary. The vote for candidates for the office of President of
4 the United States, as provided for by this act, shall be cast at
5 the General primary.
6 [(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the General primary for
7 1984 shall be held on April 10, 1984.]
8 (b.1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the General primary
9 for 1994 shall be held on May 10, 1994.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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