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§ 3513. False signatures and statements in nomination petitions and papers

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 XVIII. Penalties
25 P.S. § 3513
§ 3513. False signatures and statements in nomination petitions and papers
If any person shall knowingly make a false statement in any affidavit required by the provisions of this act, to be appended to or to accompany a nomination petition or a nomination paper, or if any person shall fraudulently sign any name not his own to any nomination petition or nomination paper, or if any person shall fraudulently alter any nomination petition or nomination paper without the consent of the signers, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred ($500) dollars, or to undergo imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

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1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, No. 320, art. XVIII, § 1813.
25 P.S. § 3513, PA ST 25 P.S. § 3513
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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