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§ 2753. General primary; candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 25 P.S. Elections & Electoral Districts

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 25 P.S. Elections & Electoral Districts (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 14. Election Code (Refs & Annos)
Article VI. Dates of Elections and Primaries and Special Elections
(a) November Elections and Preceding Primaries (Refs & Annos)
25 P.S. § 2753
§ 2753. General primary; candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected
Currentness
(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) Deleted by 1990, Oct. 12, P.L. 534, No. 131, § 1, effective in 60 days.
(b.1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the General primary for 2000 shall be held on April 4, 2000.

Credits

1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, No. 320, art. VI, § 603. Amended 1952, Jan. 14, P.L. (1951) 1937, § 1; 1971, Dec. 22, P.L. 613, No. 165, § 1; 1983, Nov. 3, P.L. 208, No. 59, § 1, effective Jan. 1, 1984; 1990, Oct. 12, P.L. 534, No. 131, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1999, Nov. 24, P.L. 543, No. 51, § 2, imd. effective.
25 P.S. § 2753, PA ST 25 P.S. § 2753
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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