SB 332 — An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in dates of elections and primaries and special elections, further providing for general primary and candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected.

PRINTER'S NO.   301

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 332
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, STREET, BROWN, BARTOLOTTA, LAUGHLIN,
        PHILLIPS-HILL, STEFANO, KANE, COSTA, SANTARSIERO AND FARRY,
        FEBRUARY 28, 2025

     REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 28, 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 dates of elections and primaries and special
12      elections, further providing for general primary and
13      candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected.
14      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15   hereby enacts as follows:
16      Section 1.    Section 603 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
17   No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
18   read:
19      Section 603.    General Primary; Candidates to Be Nominated and
20   Party Officers to Be Elected.--(a)      There shall be a General
21   primary preceding each general election which shall be held on
22   the third Tuesday of May in all even-numbered years, except in
23   the year of the nomination of a President of the United States,
 1   in which year the General primary shall be held on the [fourth
 2   Tuesday of April] third Tuesday of March. Candidates for all
 3   offices to be filled at the ensuing general election shall be
 4   nominated at the General primary. The vote for candidates for
 5   the office of President of the United States, as provided for by
 6   this act, shall be cast at the General primary.
 7      (b.1)   Notwithstanding subsection (a), the General primary
 8   for 2000 shall be held on April 4, 2000.
 9      Section 2.   The amendment of section 603 of the act shall
10   apply beginning with the general primary election that occurs in
11   2028.
12      Section 3.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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