PRINTER'S NO. 1306
No. 1149 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY VAN HORNE, VITALI, HALUSKA, SCHULER, READSHAW, PESCI, DEMPSEY, MELIO AND YEWCIC, APRIL 3, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 3, 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," further providing for number of signers required 12 for nominating petitions. 13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 14 hereby enacts as follows: 15 Section 1. Section 912.1(35) of the act of June 3, 1937 16 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, 17 amended February 13, 1989 (P.L.1, No.1), is amended to read: 18 Section 912.1. Number of Signers Required for Nomination 19 Petitions of Candidates at Primaries.--Candidates for nomination 20 of offices as listed below shall present a nominating petition 21 containing at least as many valid signatures of registered and 22 enrolled members of the proper party as listed below:
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2 (35) [All] Office of school director, and all other public
3 and party offices: Ten.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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