PRINTER'S NO. 143
No. 130 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. A. C. FOSTER, ANDERSON, MRS. KERNICK, MRS. GILLETTE, MESSRS. LEVI, DORR, S. E. HAYES, TRELLO, KOLTER, STAPLETON, RIEGER, RUGGIERO, LEHR AND GEESEY, FEBRUARY 8, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 8, 1977
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320) entitled, 2 "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal, 3 special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates, 4 primary and election expenses and election contests; creating 5 and defining membership of county boards of elections; 6 imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 7 courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners; 8 imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying, 9 revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and 10 repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to 11 elections," requiring the home address at the time of 12 application for an absentee ballot of persons in the military 13 service. 14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 15 hereby enacts as follows: 16 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 1302, act of June 3, 17 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320) known as the "Pennsylvania Election 18 Code," amended December 11, 1968 (P.L.1183, No.375), is amended 19 to read: 20 Section 1302. Applications for Official Absentee Ballots.-- 21 * * * 22 (b) The application shall contain the following information:
1 Home residence in Pennsylvania at the time of [entrance into 2 actual military service or Federal employment] application, 3 length of time a citizen, length of residence in Pennsylvania, 4 date of birth, length of time a resident of voting district, 5 voting district if known, party choice in case of primary, name 6 and, for a military elector, his stateside military address, FPO 7 or APO number and serial number. Any elector other than a 8 military elector shall in addition specify the nature of his 9 employment, the address to which ballot is to be sent, 10 relationship where necessary, and such other information as may 11 be determined and prescribed by the Secretary of the 12 Commonwealth. When such application is received by the Secretary 13 of the Commonwealth it shall be forwarded to the proper county 14 board of election. 15 * * * 16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L17L27RLC/19770H0130B0143 - 2 -