SB 105 — An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses, further providing for advertising.

PRINTER'S NO.   58

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 105
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PENNYCUICK, BROWN AND STEFANO,
        JANUARY 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 22, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
 2      "An act 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 primary and election expenses, further
12      providing for advertising.
13      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14   hereby enacts as follows:
15      Section 1.    Section 1638(a) of the act of June 3, 1937
16   (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
17   amended by adding a paragraph to read:
18      Section 1638.    Advertising.--
19      (a)   Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose
20   of financing communications expressly advocating the election or
21   defeat of a candidate, or ballot questions, through any
22   broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
23   facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general public
 1   political advertising, such communication:
 2      * * *
 3      (3)   If not authorized by a candidate, the candidate's
 4   authorized political committee or the candidate's agents, shall
 5   disclose the largest campaign donors by including a message in
 6   the following form:
 7      "The top five contributors to the organization for this
 8   advertisement are" followed by a list of the five (5) persons
 9   making the largest contributions to the organization during the
10   twelve-month period before the date of the communication.
11      * * *
12      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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