PRINTER'S NO. 623
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
590
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DUSH, MOUL, RYAN AND SCHWEYER, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
and defining membership of county boards of elections;
imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
elections," in electoral college, further providing for
election of presidential electors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1501 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 1501. Election of Presidential Electors.--(a) At
the general election to be held in the year 1940, and every
fourth year thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified
electors of the Commonwealth, persons to be known as electors of
President and Vice-President of the United States, and referred
to in this act as presidential electors, equal in number to the
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whole number of senators and representatives to which this State
may be entitled in the Congress of the United States.
(b) (1) Two of the presidential electors shall be elected
at large to represent the entire Commonwealth and shall cast
their ballots for the presidential and vice-presidential
candidates with the greatest number of votes Statewide.
(2) Each of the remaining presidential electors shall be
elected in the presidential elector's congressional district and
shall cast a ballot for the presidential and vice-presidential
candidates with the greatest number of votes in the
congressional district.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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