PRINTER'S NO. 1229
No. 1083 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY LEVDANSKY, ARGALL, NAILOR, READSHAW, SEYFERT,
ROBINSON, DALEY, TRELLO, EGOLF, WOJNAROSKI, SOLOBAY, DeLUCA,
HARHAI, BENNINGHOFF, MELIO, COLAFELLA, RAMOS, SATHER,
STEELMAN AND ROBERTS, MARCH 24, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 24, 1999
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," prohibiting certain persons from holding elected
12 office.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
16 as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
17 section to read:
18 Section 1852.1. Persons Prohibited from Holding Office.--No
19 person hereafter convicted of embezzlement of public moneys,
20 bribery, perjury, or other infamous crimes shall be eligible to
21 the General Assembly, or capable of holding any office of trust
22 or profit in this Commonwealth.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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