PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 135
PRINTER'S NO. 585
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
178
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, GORDNER, MENSCH, YAW, FOLMER, BAKER,
SCAVELLO, AUMENT, DiSANTO, COSTA, HUGHES, BOSCOLA, FONTANA,
SANTARSIERO, BREWSTER, HAYWOOD, FARNESE, SCHWANK, KEARNEY,
TARTAGLIONE AND J. WARD, FEBRUARY 1, 2019
SENATOR FOLMER, STATE GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, APRIL 9, 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," in primary and election expenses, further
providing for reporting by candidate and political committees
and other persons, for late contributions and independent
expenditures, FOR OATH OF COMPLIANCE, PERJURY,
DISQUALIFICATION FROM OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL USE and for place
of filing, providing for manner of filing and for inability
to file reports or statements electronically by deadline and
further providing for late filing fee and certificate of
filing and, for additional powers and duties of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth AND FOR REPORTS BY BUSINESS ENTITIES AND
PUBLICATION BY SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1626 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
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