Pennsylvania HB 208: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in nomination of candidates, further providing for place and time of filing nomination petitions and filing fees.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 156
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 208
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MERSKI, NEILSON, SCHLOSSBERG, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS,
HARKINS AND OTTEN, JANUARY 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An 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 nomination of candidates, further providing
for place and time of filing nomination petitions and filing
fees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 913(b.1)6 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 913. Place and Time of Filing Nomination Petitions;
Filing Fees.--* * *
(b.1) Each person filing any nomination petition shall pay
for each petition, at the time of filing, a filing fee to be
determined as follows, and no nomination petition shall be
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accepted or filed, unless and until such filing fee is paid by a
certified check or money order or also by cash when filed with
the county board. All moneys paid on account of filing fees
shall be transmitted by the county board to the county treasurer
and shall become part of the General Fund. Certified checks or
money orders in payment of filing fees shall be made payable to
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or to the county, as the case
may be, and shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer or to
the county treasurer and shall become part of the General Fund.
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6. If for the office of [delegate or alternate delegate to
National party convention, or] member of National committee or
member of State committee, the sum of twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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