PRINTER'S NO. 779
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
749
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, MURT, RABB AND CALTAGIRONE, MARCH 6, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 6, 2019
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," further providing for limitations on eligibility
of candidates.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 951.1 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 951.1. Limitations on Eligibility of Candidates.--
(a) Any person who is a registered and enrolled member of a
party during any period of time beginning with thirty (30) days
before the primary and extending through the general or
municipal election of that same year shall be ineligible to be
the candidate of a political body in a general or municipal
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