PRINTER'S NO. 655
No. 590 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY STRITTMATTER, BROWN, NAILOR, YOUNGBLOOD,
HUTCHINSON, MAITLAND, LEH, FARGO, TRELLO, ARMSTRONG, BOSCOLA,
GEIST, E. Z. TAYLOR AND SEMMEL, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
2 "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
3 special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
4 primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
5 and defining membership of county boards of elections;
6 imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
7 courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
8 imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
9 revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10 repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11 elections," requiring the Secretary of the Commonwealth to
12 total debt service for referendum questions incurring
13 indebtedness.
14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 hereby enacts as follows:
16 Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
17 as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
18 section to read:
19 Section 204. Referendum Questions Incurring Indebtedness.--
20 Whenever a referendum question to incur indebtedness authorizing
21 the issuance of general obligation bonds pledging the full faith
22 and credit of the Commonwealth is submitted to the electors for
23 approval, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall provide to
1 county boards of elections, and each polling place shall post
2 for public inspection, the following information:
3 (1) The projected annual debt service for the proposed
4 bond issue being voted upon.
5 (2) The aggregate total of all outstanding bond issues
6 previously approved by Commonwealth voters.
7 (3) The aggregate total of annual debt services for all
8 outstanding bond issues previously approved by Commonwealth
9 voters.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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