PRINTER'S NO. 628
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
666
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA AND WEBSTER, FEBRUARY 26, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 26, 2021
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 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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election held in that same year nor shall any person who is a
registered and enrolled member of a party be eligible to be the
candidate of a political body for a special election.
(b) A candidate may not file a nominating petition for more
than one State, county or municipal public office in an election
year.
(c) A public official may not file a nominating petition for
State, county or municipal public office, unless any of the
following apply:
(1) The nominating petition is for the same State, county or
municipal public office that the public official currently
holds.
(2) The nominating petition is for a State, county or
municipal public office that begins after the public official's
current term of office expires.
(3) The public official resigns from the public office that
the public official currently holds.
(d) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) shall not
apply to a candidate for the office of President or Vice
President of the United States.
(e) As used in this section, the term "public official"
shall have the meaning as defined in 65 Pa.C.S. ยง 1102 (relating
to definitions).
Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
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