A09759
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
29
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SACCONE, BARRAR, GILLEN, McGINNIS, GABLER,
EVERETT, METCALFE, TRUITT AND GIBBONS, JANUARY 21, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 21, 2015
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 district election officers, further providing
for appointment of watchers.; and, 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 417(b) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
amended October 8, 2004 (P.L.807, No.97), is amended to read:
Section 417. Appointment of Watchers.--
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(b) Each watcher so appointed must be a qualified registered
elector of [the county in which the election district for which
the watcher was appointed is located] this Commonwealth. Each
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