Bill Text: PA SB644 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Further providing for special elections for Senator and Representative in the General Assembly.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-25 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [SB644 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB644-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  659

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

644

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE, KASUNIC, WAUGH, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, EARLL, WOZNIAK, EICHELBERGER, SOLOBAY, BREWSTER, FARNESE, FERLO, STACK AND LEACH, FEBRUARY 25, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 25, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled

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"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,

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special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,

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primary and election expenses and election contests; creating

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and defining membership of county boards of elections;

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imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,

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courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;

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imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,

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revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and

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repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to

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elections," further providing for special elections for

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Senator and Representative in the General Assembly.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 628 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,

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No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, amended

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February 13, 1998 (P.L.72, No.18), is amended to read:

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Section 628.  Special Elections for Senator and

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Representative in the General Assembly.--Whenever a vacancy

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shall occur in either house of the General Assembly whether or

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not it then be in session, the presiding officer of such house

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shall, within ten (10) days after the happening of the vacancy,

 


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issue a writ of election to the proper county board or boards of

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election and to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, for a special

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election to fill said vacancy, which election shall be held at

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the next ensuing primary, municipal or general election

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scheduled at least sixty (60) days after the issuance of the

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writ [or such other earlier date which is at least sixty (60)

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days following the issuance of the writ as the presiding officer

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may deem appropriate: Provided, however, That should the

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Governor after the issuance of the said writ of election advise

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the presiding officer that the General Assembly will be called

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into extraordinary session prior to the date set for such

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special election, the presiding officer may countermand the writ

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theretofore issued and shall issue a new writ of election,

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fixing therein such earlier date therefor as is deemed

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expedient, but which shall not be less than sixty (60) days

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after the issuance of said writ: Provided further,]: Provided,

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however, That if the vacancy shall occur less than seven (7)

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months prior to the expiration of the term, a special election

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shall be held only if in the opinion of the presiding officer

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the election is in the public interest.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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