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AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1200
Sponsor: SENATOR A. WILLIAMS
Printer's No. 1576
Amend Bill, page 1, line 11, by inserting after "elections,""
in preliminary provisions, providing for public funding of
post-election procedures and audits;
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 21 through 23, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 107. Public Funding of Post-election Procedures and
Audits.--(a) The cost and expense to State and local
governments relating to any post-election procedures and audits
of elections in this Commonwealth, including the examination or
counting of ballots or the examination or inspection of voting
apparatuses or related electronic security equipment, shall be
funded only upon lawful appropriation of the Federal, State and
local governments, and the source of funding shall be limited to
money derived from taxes, fees and other sources of public
revenue.
(b) State and local governments, including their public
officers, public officials, employees and agents, may not
solicit, apply for, enter into a contract for or receive or
expend gifts, donations, grants or funding from any individual,
business, organization, trust, foundation, or any
nongovernmental entity for any post-election procedures and
audits of elections in this Commonwealth, including the
examination or counting of ballots or the examination or
inspection of voting apparatuses or related electronic security
equipment.
(c) This section shall not be construed to apply to the
collection of fees authorized by law or to the donation or use
of:
(1) services that are provided without remuneration; or
(2) goods that have a nominal value of less than one hundred
($100) dollars.
(d) A person who violates this section commits a felony of
the second degree.
Section 2. Sections 305(b) and 1302.1(a.3)(4) and (6) of the
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act are amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 3, line 13, by striking out "2" and
inserting
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Amend Bill, page 4, line 24, by striking out all of said line
and inserting
Section 4. This act shall take effect as follows:
(1) The addition of section 107 of the act shall take
effect in 60 days.
(2) The remainder of this act shall take effect
immediately.
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