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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 2, 2014 04:05 PM |
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| From: | Senator Matt Smith |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Electronic Absentee Ballot Return for Military and Overseas Voters |
| In the near future I plan to re-introduce legislation similar to SB 976 of the 2013-2014 legislative session. This legislation will require the PA Department of State to develop a secure online system for military and overseas voters to return their absentee ballot electronically. Currently, military and overseas voters can receive their absentee ballot by secure electronic connection but must print out the ballot and fill it out by hand and return it by mail. My legislation will give military and overseas voters the option of returning their ballot by secure electronic means. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 31 states and the District of Columbia offer some form of electronic ballot return for uniformed military and overseas voters. It is time for Pennsylvania to join the majority of other states that offer members of the military and overseas voters the ease and accessibility of electronic ballot return. Previous co-sponsors include Teplitz, Stack, Washington, Fontana, Smucker, Rafferty, Yudichak, Greenleaf, Vulakovich, Waugh, Costa, Hutchinson, Brewster, Hughes, Vance, Schwank, Kasunic, Wozniak, Solobay, Tartaglione, Baker, Browne, Farnese, Williams and Blake. Please join me in co-sponsoring this important piece of legislation. If you have questions about this legislation please contact my office at 717-787-5839. |