PRINTER'S NO. 1172
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
956
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY LONGIETTI, HARKINS, V. BROWN, KOTIK, SCHWEYER,
HARHAI, COHEN, THOMAS, D. COSTA AND BRADFORD, APRIL 10, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 10, 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 nomination of candidates, further providing
for place and time of filing nomination petitions and filing
fees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 913(b.1) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
amended October 8, 2004 (P.L.807, No.97), is amended to read:
Section 913. Place and Time of Filing Nomination Petitions;
Filing Fees.--* * *
(b.1) Each person filing any nomination petition shall pay
for each petition, at the time of filing, a filing fee to be
determined as follows, and no nomination petition shall be
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accepted or filed, unless and until such filing fee is paid by a
certified check or money order or also by cash when filed with
the county board. All moneys paid on account of filing fees
shall be transmitted by the county board to the county treasurer
and shall become part of the General Fund. Certified checks or
money orders in payment of filing fees shall be made payable to
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or to the county, as the case
may be, and shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer or to
the county treasurer and shall become part of the General Fund.
1. If for the office of President of the United States, or
for any public office to be filled by the electors of the State
at large, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
2. If for the office of Representative in Congress, the sum
of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
3. If for the office of judge of a court of record,
excepting judges to be voted for by the electors of the State at
large, the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
4. If for the offices of Senator or Representative in the
General Assembly, for any office to be filled by the electors of
an entire county, for the office of district councilman in a
city of the first class and for any office other than school
district office to be filled by the electors of an entire city,
the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00), except as provided in
paragraph 4.1.
4.1. If for nonschool board offices for any third class city
official, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
6. If for the office of [delegate or alternate delegate to
National party convention, or] member of National committee or
member of State committee, the sum of twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
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7. If for the office of constable, the sum of ten dollars
($10.00).
8. If for the office of district councilman in a city of the
second class or the office of district justice, the sum of fifty
dollars ($50.00).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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