Pennsylvania Act 1990-131 — ELECTION CODE - AMEND CHANGING DATE FOR 1994 GENERAL PRIMARY

Act text

Session of 1990

No. 1990-131

AN ACT

HB 1744

Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal, special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates, primary and election expenses and election contests; creating and defining membership of county boards of elections; imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners; imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying, revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to elections," changing the date for the General primary in 1994; and making a repeal.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 603 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, amended November 3, 1983 (P.L.208, No.59), is amended to read:

Section 603. General Primary; Candidates to Be Nominated and Party Officers to Be Elected.--(a) There shall be a General primary preceding each general election which shall be held on the third Tuesday of May in all even-numbered years, except in the year of the nomination of a President of the United States, in which year the General primary shall be held on the fourth Tuesday of April. Candidates for all offices to be filled at the ensuing general election shall be nominated at the General primary. The vote for candidates for the office of President of the United States, as provided for by this act, shall be cast at the General primary.

[(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the General primary for 1984 shall be held on April 10, 1984.]

(b.1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the General primary for 1994 shall be held on May 10, 1994.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 12th day of October, A. D. 1990.

ROBERT P. CASEY