PRINTER'S NO. 3399
No. 2409 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY BIRMELIN, BENNINGHOFF, BASTIAN, CAPPELLI,
M. COHEN, CREIGHTON, FAIRCHILD, GEORGE, HARHAI, HESS,
KIRKLAND, LEH, MAHER, MAJOR, MAYERNIK, McILHATTAN, MICHLOVIC,
R. MILLER, S. MILLER, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PIPPY, ROHRER,
RUBLEY, SATHER, SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH, STABACK,
R. STEVENSON, TIGUE, TRELLO, TRICH, TURZAI, WATSON AND
WOJNAROSKI, MARCH 12, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 12, 2002
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 filing fees.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 913(b.1) and (b.2) of the act of June 3,
15 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election
16 Code, amended or added December 12, 1984 (P.L.968, No.190) and
17 December 7, 1990 (P.L.681, No.169) are amended to read:
18 Section 913. Place and Time of Filing Nomination Petitions;
19 Filing Fees.--* * *
20 (b.1) Each person filing any nomination petition shall pay
1 for each petition, at the time of filing, a filing fee to be
2 determined as follows, and no nomination petition shall be
3 accepted or filed, unless and until such filing fee is paid by a
4 certified check or money order or also by cash when filed with
5 the county board. All moneys paid on account of filing fees
6 shall be transmitted by the county board to the county treasurer
7 and shall become part of the General Fund. Certified checks or
8 money orders in payment of filing fees shall be made payable to
9 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or to the county, as the case
10 may be, and shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer or to
11 the county treasurer and shall become part of the General Fund.
12 1. If for the office of President of the United States, or
13 for any public office to be filled by the electors of the State
14 at large, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
15 2. If for the office of Representative in Congress, the sum
16 of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
17 3. If for the office of judge of a court of record,
18 excepting judges to be voted for by the electors of the State at
19 large, the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
20 4. If for the offices of Senator or Representative in the
21 General Assembly, for any office to be filled by the electors of
22 an entire county, for the office of district councilman in a
23 city of the first class and for any office other than school
24 district office to be filled by the electors of an entire city,
25 the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00), except as provided in
26 paragraph 4.1.
27 4.1. If for nonschool board offices for any third class city
28 official, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
29 5. If for any [borough,] town, or township of the first
30 class, not otherwise provided for, the sum of five dollars
20020H2409B3399 - 2 -
1 ($5.00).
2 6. If for the office of delegate or alternate delegate to
3 National party convention, or member of National committee or
4 member of State committee, the sum of twenty-five dollars
5 ($25.00).
6 7. If for the office of constable, the sum of ten dollars
7 ($10.00).
8 8. If for the office of district councilman in a city of the
9 second class or the office of district justice, the sum of fifty
10 dollars ($50.00).
11 (b.2) A filing fee shall not be paid for a nomination
12 petition for any public office for which no compensation is
13 provided by law, nor for any nomination petition for any public
14 officer in any township of the second class nor any party
15 officer except as provided above nor for any nomination petition
16 for judge of election or inspector of elections, nor for any
17 nomination petition for any public officer in any borough.
18 * * *
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
B7L25SFL/20020H2409B3399 - 3 -