Pennsylvania SB 658: An Act designating the Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) as the official amphibian of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 697
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 658
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, DUSH AND BROWN, APRIL 28, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 28, 2025
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," in dates of elections and primaries and special
elections, further providing for affidavits of candidates;
and, in nomination of candidates, further providing for
affidavits of candidates, for nominations by political
bodies, for limitations on eligibility of candidates and for
affidavits of candidates.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 630.1, 910, 951(e), 951.1 and 981.1 of
the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the
Pennsylvania Election Code, are amended to read:
Section 630.1. Affidavits of Candidates.--Each candidate for
any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township,
school district or poor district office, or for the office of
United States Senator or Representative in Congress, selected as
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provided in section 630 of this act, shall file with the
nomination certificate an affidavit stating--(a) his residence,
with street and number, if any, and his post-office address; (b)
his election district, giving city, borough, town or township;
(c) the name of the office for which he consents to be a
candidate; (d) that he is eligible for such office; (e) that he
will not knowingly violate any provision of this act, or of any
law regulating and limiting election expenses and prohibiting
corrupt practices in connection therewith; (f) unless he is a
candidate for judge of a court of common pleas, the Philadelphia
Municipal Court or for the office of school board in a district
where that office is elective or for the office of justice of
the peace, that he is not a candidate for the same office of any
party or political body other than the one designated in such
certificate; (f.1) that he is not a candidate for any other
office; (g) that he is aware of the provisions of section 1626
of this act requiring election and post-election reporting of
campaign contributions and expenditures; and (h) that he is not
a candidate for an office which he already holds, the term of
which is not set to expire in the same year as the office
subject to the affidavit.
Section 910. Affidavits of Candidates.--Each candidate for
any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township,
ward, school district, poor district, election district, party
office, party delegate or alternate, or for the office of United
States Senator or Representative in Congress, shall file with
his nomination petition his affidavit stating--(a) his
residence, with street and number, if any, and his post-office
address; (b) his election district, giving city, borough, town
or township; (c) the name of the office for which he consents to
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be a candidate; (d) that he is eligible for such office; (e)
that he will not knowingly violate any provision of this act, or
of any law regulating and limiting nomination and election
expenses and prohibiting corrupt practices in connection
therewith; (f) unless he is a candidate for judge of a court of
common pleas, the Philadelphia Municipal Court or for the office
of school director in a district where that office is elective
or for the office of justice of the peace that he is not a
candidate for nomination for the same office of any party other
than the one designated in such petition; (f.1) that he is not a
candidate for any other office; (g) if he is a candidate for a
delegate, or alternate delegate, member of State committee,
National committee or party officer, that he is a registered and
enrolled member of the designated party; (h) if he is a
candidate for delegate or alternate delegate the presidential
candidate to whom he is committed or the term "uncommitted"; (i)
that he is aware of the provisions of section 1626 of this act
requiring pre-election and post-election reporting of campaign
contributions and expenditures; and (j) that he is not a
candidate for an office which he already holds, the term of
which is not set to expire in the same year as the office
subject to the affidavit. In cases of petitions for delegate and
alternate delegate to National conventions,