H0171B0135A00954 BIL:NLG 04/21/17 #90 A00954
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 171
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE BRADFORD
Printer's No. 135
Amend Bill, page 1, line 11, by inserting after "elections,""
in provisions relating to the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
providing for same-day registration of a qualified elector;
and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 15 through 17, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 207. Same-Day Voter Registration.--(a) A qualified
elector may register on election day by appearing in person at
the polling place for the electoral district in which the
individual maintains residence by completing and submitting a
registration application to the judge of elections and providing
proof of identification and residence.
(b) In addition to providing a completed voter registration
form, an applicant must provide a valid form of identification,
including any of the following government-issued forms of
identification:
(1) A valid driver's license or identification card issued
by the Department of Transportation.
(2) A valid identification card issued by another agency of
the Commonwealth.
(3) A valid identification card issued by the United States
Government.
(4) A valid United States passport.
(5) A valid United States Armed Forces identification card.
(c) (1) Upon certifying the eligibility of the qualified
elector, the judge of elections at the polling place shall issue
a provisional ballot, provided by the county board of elections,
which is to be completed by the qualified elector and sealed in
an envelope along with the voter registration application.
(2) Within ten days of an election, the Department of State
shall approve or deny a voter registration application pursuant
to the provisions established in 25 Pa.C.S. § 1328 (relating to
approval of registration applications).
(3) The provisional ballot shall not be counted until the
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Department of State has approved the voter registration
application.
(4) The qualified elector shall be notified in writing by
the Department of State as to the approval or denial of a voter
registration application.
(d) An individual qualified to register to vote under 25
Pa.C.S. § 1301(a) (relating to qualifications to register) may
apply to register under this section.
(e) In the administration of voter registration, each
registration commission shall ensure that any applicant who is a
qualified elector is registered to vote in an election when, in
the case of same-day voter registration, the valid voter
registration application of the applicant is accepted in the
appropriate electoral district by the presiding judge of
elections.
(f) The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall print and
distribute same-day voter registration applications to all
polling places throughout this Commonwealth. Along with the
distribution of such applications, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall also include instructions to inform the
applicant of the same-day voter registration application process
and the process for counting the applicant's vote and verifying
the applicant's eligibility.
Section 2. Section 417(b) of the act is amended to read:
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