PRINTER'S NO. 1744
No. 1495 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY VEON, STEELMAN, BROUJOS, SURRA, MELIO, SALOOM,
LAUGHLIN, DERMODY, DALEY, STISH, KRUSZEWSKI, HALUSKA, PESCI,
LEVDANSKY, FREEMAN, GIGLIOTTI, BELARDI, TRELLO, McHUGH, COHEN
AND FAJT, MAY 29, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 29, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 29, 1937 (P.L.487, No.115), entitled,
2 as reenacted and amended, "An act to provide for the
3 permanent personal registration of electors in cities of the
4 second class, cities of the second class A, cities of the
5 third class, boroughs, towns, and townships as a condition of
6 their right to vote at elections and primaries, and their
7 enrollment as members of political parties as a further
8 condition of their right to vote at primaries; prescribing
9 certain procedure for the conduct of elections and primaries
10 and the challenge and proof of qualifications of electors;
11 requiring the county commissioners of the various counties to
12 act as a registration commission therefor; and prescribing
13 the powers and duties of citizens, parties, political bodies,
14 registration commissions, commissioners, registrars,
15 inspectors of registration and other appointees of
16 registration commissions, county election boards, election
17 officers, municipal officers, departments and bureaus, police
18 officers, courts, judges, prothonotaries, sheriffs, county
19 commissioners, peace officers, county treasurers, county
20 controllers, registrars of vital statistics, certain public
21 utility corporations, real estate brokers, rental agents, and
22 boards of school directors; and imposing penalties,"
23 requiring the registration commission to mail official
24 registration application cards to certain electors.
25 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
26 hereby enacts as follows:
27 Section 1. The act of April 29, 1937 (P.L.487, No.115),
28 known as The Permanent Registration Act for Cities of the Second
1 Class, Cities of the Second Class A, Cities of the Third Class,
2 Boroughs, Towns, and Townships, reenacted and amended May 31,
3 1955 (P.L.62, No.32), is amended by adding a section to read:
4 Section 38.1. Failure to Deliver Removal Notice to
5 Elector.--Whenever the registration commission mails a removal
6 notice to an elector in accordance with section 38 of this act
7 and the removal notice is returned to the commission by the
8 United States Post Office because the notice could not be
9 delivered to the elector as addressed, the commission shall
10 apply and pay any applicable fee to the post office for a
11 forwarding address for the elector. If the post office has a
12 forwarding address within this Commonwealth for the elector, the
13 commission shall mail to the elector an official registration
14 application card in accordance with section 17.1 of this act.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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