PA State Representative Eugene DePasquale: DePasquale to introduce four-bill election reform package

"Pennsylvania State Representative Eugene DePasquale, Democrat-York, announced the introduction of a package of four bills designed to improve voter turnout and give more voters a voice on Election Day.

The first bill would allow voters registered as Independents to cast ballots in Pennsylvania primary elections. ...

The second bill, to be called the Corporate Accountability Act, would require corporations to obtain shareholder approval before contributing an annual aggregate sum exceeding $10,000. Under current law, following the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, corporations can spend freely to influence a political campaign without the approval of shareholders. Further, the contributions are not made known to the shareholders or the public.

The third bill would allow for early voting in Pennsylvania. The legislation would allow all voters to cast ballots up to 15 days in advance of Election Day in both primary and general elections. ...

DePasquale said voters taking part in early voting would have to provide photo identification and sign a certificate to confirm their participation in early voting, and the county board of elections would maintain a list of early voters to prevent fraud.

The final bill in the package would make general election competition among all parties a reality by equalizing the ability of Independent and third-party candidates to run for public office in Pennsylvania."

The entire press release, without commenting, is at http://www.pahouse.com/PR/095022411.asp 

Pennsylvanians: You can contact your own State Representative concerning these bills.  I could not locate the entire text of the bills.