An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in district election officers, further providing for election officers to be sworn; in dates of elections and primaries and special elections, further providing for affidavits of candidates; in nomination of candidates, further providing for petition may consist of several sheets and affidavit of circulator, for affidavits of candidates, for examination of nomination petitions, certificates and papers and return of rejected nomination petitions, certificates and papers, for vacancy in party nomination by failure to pay filing fee or for failure to file loyalty oath, for affidavits of candidates, for filling of certain vacancies in public office by means of nomination certificates and nomination papers and for substituted nominations to fill certain vacancies for a November election; in ballots, further providing for form and printing of ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of computing irregular ballots; replacing references to "justice of the peace" with "magisterial district judge"; and removing references to the "Traffic Court of Philadelphia."
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2017
Last action Apr 30, 2018
Floor votes · House Apr 18, 2018
How they voted
112–75
Passed
Total votes 187
Apr 18, 2018
D
Democratic73
90% Nay
R
Republican114
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 30, 2018
Committee
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
upper
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
PN 3164 Reported as amended
lower
Feb 27, 2017
Committee
PN 0675 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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