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.

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
 1   Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
 2      "An concerning elections, including general, municipal,
 3      special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
 4      primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
 5      and defining membership of county boards of elections;
 6      imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
 7      courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
 8      imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
 9      revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10      repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11      elections," in nomination of candidates, further providing
12      for place and time of filing nomination petitions and filing
13      fees.
14      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15   hereby enacts as follows:
16      Section 1.    Section 913(b.1)6 of the act of June 3, 1937
17   (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
18   amended to read:
19      Section 913.    Place and Time of Filing Nomination Petitions;
20   Filing Fees.--* * *
21      (b.1)   Each person filing any nomination petition shall pay
22   for each petition, at the time of filing, a filing fee to be
23   determined as follows, and no nomination petition shall be
 1   accepted or filed, unless and until such filing fee is paid by a
 2   certified check or money order or also by cash when filed with
 3   the county board. All moneys paid on account of filing fees
 4   shall be transmitted by the county board to the county treasurer
 5   and shall become part of the General Fund. Certified checks or
 6   money orders in payment of filing fees shall be made payable to
 7   the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or to the county, as the case
 8   may be, and shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer or to
 9   the county treasurer and shall become part of the General Fund.
10      * * *
11      6.   If for the office of [delegate or alternate delegate to
12   National party convention, or] member of National committee or
13   member of State committee, the sum of twenty-five dollars
14   ($25.00).
15      * * *
16      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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