S0417B0436A04626 MSP:CDM 01/31/20 #90 A04626
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 417
Sponsor: SENATOR MARTIN
Printer's No. 436
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 18 through 20, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 810 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
read:
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 10 through 30; page 3, lines 1
through 5; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
Section 2. Section 1405 of the act, amended October 31, 2019
(P.L.552, No.77), is amended to read:
Section 1405. Manner of Computing Irregular Ballots.--The
county board, in computing the votes cast at any primary or
election, shall compute and certify votes cast on irregular
ballots exactly as such names were written, stamped or deposited
in or on receptacles for that purpose, and as they have been so
returned by the election officers. In districts in which paper
ballots or ballot cards are electronically tabulated, stickers
or labels may not be used to mark ballots. A vote cast by means
of a sticker or label affixed to a ballot or ballot card shall
be void and may not be counted. In the primary or election the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall not certify the votes cast
on irregular ballots for any person for a National office
including that of the President of the United States, United
States Senator and Representative in Congress; or for any State
office including that of Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
Auditor General, State Treasurer, Senator and Representative in
the General Assembly, justices and judges of courts of record or
for any party office including that of delegate or alternate
delegate to National conventions and member of State committee
unless the total number of votes cast for said person is equal
to or greater than the number of signatures required on a
nomination petition for the particular office. In the primary or
election the county board shall not certify the votes cast on
irregular ballots for any person for a [justice of the peace]
magisterial district judge, constable, National, State, county,
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city, borough, town, township, ward, school district, election
or local party office unless the total number of votes cast for
said person is equal to or greater than the number of signatures
required on a nomination petition for the particular office.
Amend Bill, page 3, line 6, by striking out "2" and inserting
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Amend Bill, page 3, line 7, by striking out "2019" and
inserting
2020
Amend Bill, page 3, line 8, by striking out "3" and inserting
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