H2407B3557A06310 NAD:EJH 06/21/20 #90 A06310
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2407
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE RABB
Printer's No. 3557
Amend Bill, page 1, line 12, by inserting after "ballots"
and for canvassing of official absentee ballots and mail-in
ballots
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 17 through 20, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Sections 1303(e), 1308(g)(1) and (2) and 1303-
D(e) of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the
Pennsylvania Election Code, amended March 27, 2020 (P.L.41,
No.12), are amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 12 and 13
Section 1308. Canvassing of Official Absentee Ballots and
Mail-in Ballots.--* * *
(g) (1) (i) An absentee ballot cast by any absentee
elector as defined in section 1301(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f),
(g) and (h) shall be canvassed in accordance with this
subsection if the ballot is cast, submitted and received in
accordance with the provisions of 25 Pa.C.S. Ch. 35 (relating to
uniform military and overseas voters).
(ii) An absentee ballot cast by any absentee elector as
defined in section 1301(i), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n), an
absentee ballot under section 1302(a.3) or a mail-in ballot cast
by a mail-in elector shall be canvassed in accordance with this
subsection if the absentee ballot or mail-in ballot is received
in the office of the county board of elections no later than
eight o'clock P.M. on the day of the primary or election.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the
contrary, during a disaster emergency and for sixty (60) days
following the termination or conclusion of a disaster emergency,
an absentee ballot cast by any absentee elector, an absentee
ballot under section 1302.1(a.3) or a mail-in ballot cast by a
mail-in elector shall be canvassed in accordance with this
subsection if the absentee ballot or mail-in ballot is received
in the office of the county board of elections no later than
five o'clock P.M. on the seventh day following the primary or
election. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term
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