PRINTER'S NO. 4499
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2923
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, McNEILL, A. DAVIS, SANCHEZ, MADDEN AND
LEE, OCTOBER 14, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 14, 2020
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, providing for waiver
of nomination petition and affidavit requirements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 910.1. Waiver of Nomination Petition and Affidavit
Requirements.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
to the contrary, a nomination petition under this article by a
candidate shall not be required if any of the following
applies-- (1) the candidate is the incumbent officeholder and is
seeking renomination for the same office for which the
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nomination petition would otherwise be required; (2) the
candidate was defeated for election or nomination for the same
office in the immediately preceding election cycle; or (3) the
time period for the collection of signatures for the nomination
petition occurs during a declaration by the Governor of disaster
emergency under 35 Pa.C.S. ยง 7301(c) (relating to general
authority of Governor).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, if subsection (a) applies, an affidavit under section
910 shall not be required if none of the information provided in
the affidavit that accompanied the nomination petition for the
same office in the immediately preceding election cycle has
changed.
(c) This section shall not apply for an election cycle that
immediately follows the redistricting process involving the
office that is the subject of the nominating petition under this
section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
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