Bill Text: PA HB1169 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-12 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB1169 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1169-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1391
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1169 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, SCHRODER, LEVDANSKY, BOYD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, GIBBONS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, McILVAINE SMITH, MOUL, MURT, ROAE, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH AND TRUE, APRIL 1, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 1, 2009
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," further providing for reporting by candidate and
political committees and other persons.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1626(d) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
amended July 11, 1980 (P.L.600, No.128), is amended to read:
Section 1626. Reporting by Candidate and Political
Committees and other Persons.--
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(d) Pre-election reports by candidates for offices to be
voted for by the electors of the State at large, candidates for
the office of Senator in the General Assembly, candidates for
the office of Representative in the General Assembly and all
political committees, which have expended money for the purpose
of influencing the election of such [candidate] candidates,
shall be filed not later than the sixth Tuesday before and the
second Friday before an election, provided that the initial pre-
election report shall be complete as of fifty (50) days prior to
the election and the subsequent pre-election report shall be
complete as of fifteen (15) days prior to the election. Pre-
election reports by all other candidates and political
committees which have received contributions or made
expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election shall be
filed not later than the second Friday before an election,
provided that such report be complete as of fifteen (15) days
prior to the election.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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