PRINTER'S NO. 2169
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1589
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY McGINNIS, DeLUCA, DIAMOND, GROVE, A. HARRIS,
IRVIN, KNOWLES, ORTITAY, WARNER, WHEELAND AND F. KELLER,
JUNE 28, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 28, 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 preparation for and conduct of primaries and
elections, further providing for regulations in force at
polling places.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1220(d) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 1220. Regulations in Force at Polling Places.--* * *
(d) All persons, except election officers, clerks, machine
inspectors, overseers, watchers, persons in the course of
voting, persons lawfully giving assistance to voters, and peace
and police officers, when permitted by the provisions of this
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act, must remain at least [ten (10)] one hundred (100) feet
distant from the polling place during the progress of the
voting.
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Section 2. The amendment of section 1220(d) of the act shall
apply to elections held after the effective date of this
section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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