Pennsylvania Code
Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION
Part XVI - LEGISLATIVELY ORDERED MATERIAL
Subpart A - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter 801 - LEGISLATIVELY ORDERED MATERIAL RELATING TO PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Appendix D - Form Affidavit for Advertising Vendor for Missed Publication
AFFIDAVIT
I,
(name), hereby swear or affirm that:
1. I am employed by Red House Communications (Red House) as
(title). As part of my duties, I am responsible for and oversee the work of Red House pursuant to its contract with the Pennsylvania Department of State (Department) for the publication of proposed constitutional amendments.
2. Under the contract, Red House is required to initiate, coordinate, and monitor the publication of proposed constitutional amendments. In this work, Red House collaborates with its subcontractor, Mid-Atlantic Newspaper Services, Inc. (MANSI).
3. Red House has held the contract for the publication of proposed constitutional amendments since (date).
4. Red House was informed by Department personnel of the passage of Joint Resolution 2018-1 (relating to the rights of victims of crime) on
(date). Department personnel provided Red House with the final text of the advertisement on
(date). Department personnel approved the draft advertisements on
(date).
5. Red House and MANSI arranged for the publication of the proposed constitutional amendment in a variety of newspapers, and submitted the required advertising material to them on
(date). Red House and MANSI instructed each newspaper that the first publication was required three months preceding the General Election of November 7, 2018, meaning that it could be published, at the latest, August 6, 2018.
6. The Department submitted and approved the advertising materials to Red House with ample time to convey them to the newspapers selected for publication.
7. Despite the timely submission and approval of the advertisements by the Department, the Muncy Luminary, a weekly newspaper published in Lycoming County, did not publish the advertisement in its edition of August 1, 2018.
8. The Muncy Luminary plans to publish the advertisement in its edition of August 8, 2018.
I further swear or affirm that this statement is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
Date
(NAME)
(JOB TITLE)
Red House Communications
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on
(date) by
(name of Red House employee).
Signature of notarial officer
(stamp)
Title of office
My commission expires
