PRINTER'S NO. 38
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
57
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, SCARNATI, SCHWANK, FOLMER, BREWSTER,
FONTANA, COSTA, BOSCOLA, HAYWOOD AND RAFFERTY,
JANUARY 12, 2017
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 12, 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 county boards of elections, further providing
for powers and duties of county boards of elections.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 302 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 302. Powers and Duties of County Boards.--The county
boards of elections, within their respective counties, shall
exercise, in the manner provided by this act, all powers granted
to them by this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed
upon them by this act, which shall include the following:
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(q) To make available, as soon as possible, the results of
primaries and elections through an Internet website that is
updated as election returns are received by the county boards of
elections after the close of the polls.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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