PRINTER'S NO. 462
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
427
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SIMMONS, GODSHALL, JAMES, DAVIDSON, KAUFFMAN,
DIAMOND, METCALFE, EVANKOVICH, McCARTER, GABLER, GILLEN,
TOOHIL, KIRKLAND, HELM AND DAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 9, 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 dates of elections and primaries and special
elections, further providing for affidavits of candidates; in
nomination of candidates, further providing for affidavits of
candidates, for examination of nomination petitions,
certificates and papers and return of rejected nomination
petitions, certificates and papers, for filling of certain
vacancies in public office and for substituted nominations to
fill certain vacancies; in ballots, further providing for
form and printing of ballots; and replacing references to
"justice of the peace" with "magisterial district judge."
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 406 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
read:
Section 406. Election Officers to Be Sworn.--All judges,
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