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 of official election ballot and for form of ballots and printing ballots and stubs and numbers; in voting machines, further providing for form of ballot labels on voting machines; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of computing irregular ballots and repealing provisions relating to petition to establish identity by candidate nominated under different names and cumulation prohibited; replacing references to "justice of the peace" with "magisterial district judge"; and removing references to the "Traffic Court of Philadelphia."
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Oct 2019
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Introduced Oct 25, 2019
Last action Oct 25, 2019
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PN 2792 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matthew D. Dowling
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bernstine
RRepublican
Co
Bud Cook
RRepublican
Co
Craig Staats
RRepublican
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
Daryl D. Metcalfe
RRepublican
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
George Dunbar
RRepublican
Co
Greg Rothman
RRepublican
Co
Justin J. Simmons
RRepublican
Co
Justin M. Walsh
RRepublican
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