PRINTER'S NO. 1289
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1093
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY McCLINTON, J. HARRIS, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, RABB,
BULLOCK, V. BROWN AND DAVIDSON, APRIL 7, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 7, 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 election districts and polling places,
providing for residence of incarcerated individuals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
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 507. Residence of Incarcerated Individuals.--(a)
The population count used after each decennial census for the
purpose of creating the congressional districting plan used to
elect this Commonwealth's Representatives in Congress:
(1) May not include individuals who:
(i) were incarcerated in Federal or State correctional
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