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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 978

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 statement 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 ballots and printing ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of computing irregular ballots; and replacing references to "justice of the peace" with "magisterial district judge."

In the House of Representatives's State Government Committee since March 19, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

Its course

March 19 to March 19, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action1 action on 1 day

In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 19

State GovernmentFrom Mar 19

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

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In the House of Representatives Mar 19

  1. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
All 1 actions, as published