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PRINTER'S NO. 2624
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2261
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, D. WILLIAMS, BURGOS,
HANBIDGE, MADDEN, DELLOSO, ZABEL, SAPPEY, CIRESI, MALAGARI,
O'MARA, WARREN, HERRIN, GUENST, HILL-EVANS, HOWARD,
N. NELSON, CURRY, T. DAVIS, STURLA, SHUSTERMAN, KRUEGER AND
OTTEN, JANUARY 21, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 21, 2022
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 dates of elections and primaries and special
elections, further providing for elections on proposed
constitutional amendments.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 605 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
read:
Section 605. Elections on Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.--Unless the General Assembly shall prescribe
otherwise with respect to any particular proposed amendment or
amendments and the manner and time of submitting to the
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qualified electors of the State any proposed amendment or
amendments to the Constitution for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the same shall be approved by a majority of those voting
thereon, the said amendment or amendments which have heretofore,
or which may hereafter be proposed, and which have not been
submitted to the qualified electors of the State, shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of the State for the purpose
aforesaid, at the first [municipal or] general election at which
such amendment or amendments may be legally submitted to the
electors, which election shall occur at least three months after
the date upon which such proposed amendment or amendments shall
have been agreed to for the second time by a majority of the
members elected to each house of the General Assembly, as
provided in Article Eighteen, section one of the Constitution.
Said election shall be conducted on said election day in the
manner prescribed by the provisions of this act. Such proposed
constitutional amendments shall be printed on the ballots or
ballot labels in brief form to be determined by the Secretary of
the Commonwealth with the approval of the Attorney General.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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