PRINTER'S NO. 724
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
678
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY LAWRENCE, BAKER, R. BROWN, V. BROWN, D. COSTA,
DeLUCA, DUNBAR, FLYNN, GABLER, HEFFLEY, KAUFFMAN, MILLARD,
MURT, NEILSON, READSHAW, TALLMAN AND WARD, MARCH 2, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 2, 2017
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 preliminary provisions, further providing for
definitions; in dates of elections and primaries and special
elections, further providing for affidavits of candidates;
and, in nomination of candidates, further providing for
affidavits of candidates, for nominations by political bodies
and for examination of nomination petitions, certificates and
papers and return of rejected nomination petitions,
certificates and papers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 102 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by
adding subsections to read:
Section 102. Definitions.--The following words, when used in
this act, shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise
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