and pledge set by the party executive committees, the offices which may be filed for, the place and street address where filings must be turned in to the county board of registration and elections, and the hours that an authorized person will be present to receive filings, paid for at the rates prescribed by law for legal notices. (B) In every general election year the county party chairman shall: (1) designate a specified place, other than a private residence, where a person may have the statement of intention of candidacy and notice of candidacy and pledge signed by an appropriate party official; (2) establish regular hours of not less than four hours a day during the final seventytwo hours of the filing period in which an officer of the party must be present at the designated place to sign the statements of candidacy and the notices of candidacy and pledge; and (3) inform the county board of registration and elections of the locations and hours where they will make available the statement of intention of candidacy and notice of candidacy and pledge for acknowledgement for publication.” SECTION 2. Article 1, Chapter 27, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: 727140. Notwithstanding another provision of law, “Section individual counties may, by ordinance, alter the number of members serving on their board of registration and elections.” SECTION 3. Article 11, Chapter 13, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: 8131115. (A) All candidates for public office, must “Section file a statement of economic interests online with the State Ethics Commission no later than April fifteenth of each election year, or fifteen days after becoming a candidate, whichever comes last. (B) An individual, who becomes a candidate other than by filing, must file a statement of economic interests online with the State Ethics Commission no later than April fifteenth of each election year, or fifteen days after becoming a candidate, whichever comes last.” SECTION 4. Section 71110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 419 of 1982, is further amended to read: 71110. Nominations for candidates for the offices to “Section be voted on in a general or special election may be by political party primary, by political party convention, or by petition; provided however, no a person who was defeated as a candidate for nomination to an office in a party primary or party convention
and pledge set by the party executive committees, the offices which may be filed for, the place and street address where filings must be turned in to the county board of registration and elections, and the hours that an authorized person will be present to receive filings, paid for at the rates prescribed by law for legal notices. (B) In every general election year the county party chairman shall: (1) designate a specified place, other than a private residence, where a person may have the statement of intention of candidacy and notice of candidacy and pledge signed by an appropriate party official; (2) establish regular hours of not less than four hours a day during the final seventytwo hours of the filing period in which an officer of the party must be present at the designated place to sign the statements of candidacy and the notices of candidacy and pledge; and (3) inform the county board of registration and elections of the locations and hours where they will make available the statement of intention of candidacy and notice of candidacy and pledge for acknowledgement for publication.” SECTION 2. Article 1, Chapter 27, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Section 727140. Notwithstanding another provision of law, individual counties may, by ordinance, alter the number of members serving on their board of registration and elections.” SECTION 3. Article 11, Chapter 13, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Section 8131115. (A) All candidates for public office, must file a statement of economic interests online with the State Ethics Commission no later than April fifteenth of each election year, or fifteen days after becoming a candidate, whichever comes last. (B) An individual, who becomes a candidate other than by filing, must file a statement of economic interests online with the State Ethics Commission no later than April fifteenth of each election year, or fifteen days after becoming a candidate, whichever comes last.” SECTION 4. Section 71110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 419 of 1982, is further amended to read: “Section 71110. Nominations for candidates for the offices to be voted on in a general or special election may be by political party primary, by political party convention, or by petition; provided however, no a person who was defeated as a candidate for nomination to an office in a party primary or party convention