PRINTER'S NO.  1081

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1001

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY DePASQUALE, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, GERBER, GIBBONS, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, MANN, SANTARSIERO AND CONKLIN, MARCH 9, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled

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"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,

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special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,

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primary and election expenses and election contests; creating

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and defining membership of county boards of elections;

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imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,

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courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;

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imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,

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revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and

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repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to

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elections," providing for early voting in primaries and

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elections.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known

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as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding an

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article to read:

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ARTICLE XII-A

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CONDUCT OF EARLY VOTING

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IN PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS

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Section 1201-A.  Early voting period.

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The county board of each county shall provide for early

 


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voting to begin 15 days prior to the dates of elections and

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primaries established in accordance with Article VI and to end

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14 days after the starting date.

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Section 1202-A.  Early voting sites.

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The county board of each county shall designate early voting

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sites where electors may cast their ballots during the early

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voting period established in accordance with section 1201-A.

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These sites shall include the main office of the county board

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and any other sites designated by the county board. The county

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board shall make available at these sites the same equipment

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used on election day as provided for in Article XI.

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Section 1203-A.  Days and times for opening and closing polls at

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early voting sites.

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The county board of each county shall designate the days and

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hours that early voting sites will be open, provided that all

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sites throughout the county shall have uniform days and hours,

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shall be open eight hours each weekday, shall be open a minimum

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of an aggregate eight hours each weekend, and shall not open

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prior to 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time or close before 7 p.m.

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Eastern Standard Time.

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Section 1204-A.  Voter's certificates; elector identification.

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At each early voting site, the county board shall prepare a

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suitable number of voter's certificates as provided by section

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1203. Each elector who appears to vote at an early voting site

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shall complete a voter certificate and shall present to an

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election officer one of the forms of photo identification as

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established in section 1210.

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Section 1205-A.  Voting check list.

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The county board shall maintain a voting check list as

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provided for in section 1212 in such a way to ensure that

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electors are prohibited from casting additional ballots at

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either an early voting site or on election day in their

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precinct.

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Section 1206-A.  Disposition of returns.

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The county board shall track votes by precinct but shall not

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tabulate votes prior to the close of the polls on election day.

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Section 1207-A.  Applicability of Article XII.

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Except as provided in this article, the provisions of Article

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XII shall apply to early voting in primaries and elections.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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