PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 364
PRINTER'S NO. 1050
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
342
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GABLER, DeLUCA, GILLEN, JAMES, MILLARD, SANKEY,
WATSON, SIMMONS AND PHILLIPS-HILL, FEBRUARY 5, 2015
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 1, 2015
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 number of signers required for nomination petitions of
candidates at primaries.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 912.1 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
amended February 13, 1989 (P.L.1, No.1), is amended to read:
Section 912.1. Number of Signers Required for Nomination
Petitions of Candidates at Primaries.--Candidates for nomination
of offices as listed below shall present a nominating petition
containing at least as many valid signatures of registered and
enrolled members of the proper party as listed below:
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