PRINTER'S NO. 1969
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
394
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, TEPLITZ, FOLMER, VULAKOVICH, SCHWANK,
RAFFERTY, WHITE, WILLIAMS, BROOKS AND RESCHENTHALER,
JUNE 23, 2016
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 23, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the
issue of voting system technology and to report to the Senate
its findings and recommendations.
WHEREAS, The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
252, 52 U.S.C. ยง 21081 et seq.) provided to the states funds to
update their voting technology; and
WHEREAS, Two thousand six counties across the country
replaced their voting machines utilizing the Federal money; and
WHEREAS, The voting machines have a life span of 10 to 15
years and there are 10 different electronic voting systems in
this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Joint State Government
Commission to establish an advisory committee consisting of the
following members:
(1) The Secretary of State or a designee.
(2) The Commissioner for the Bureau of Commissions,
Elections and Legislation or a designee.
(3) Representatives from groups advocating for
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individuals who are hearing impaired, physically disabled and
blind or visually impaired.
(4) County commissioners. The members chosen under this
paragraph must be from geographically and politically diverse
areas of this Commonwealth.
(5) County election officials. The members chosen under
this paragraph must be from geographically and politically
diverse areas of this Commonwealth.
(6) Other individuals selected by the Joint State
Government Commission;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the study include the following components:
(1) Information gathered from other states, including,
but not limited to, the administration of elections and
technology.
(2) A survey of counties in this Commonwealth concerning
the administration of elections, current and future
technology and needed improvements.
(3) The cost to administer elections and to improve,
upgrade, modernize or replace election system technology;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission shall
have 18 months from the date of adoption of this resolution to
report to the Senate its findings and recommendations.
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