PRINTER'S NO. 1745
No. 1496 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY VEON, STEELMAN, BROUJOS, SURRA, MELIO, SALOOM,
LAUGHLIN, DERMODY, DALEY, STISH, KRUSZEWSKI, HALUSKA, PESCI,
LEVDANSKY, FREEMAN, GIGLIOTTI, BELARDI, TRELLO, McHUGH, COHEN
AND FAJT, MAY 29, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 29, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 30, 1937 (P.L.115, No.40), entitled
2 "An act to provide for the permanent personal registration of
3 electors in cities of the first class as a condition of their
4 right to vote at elections and primaries, and their
5 enrollment as members of political parties as a further
6 condition of their right to vote at primaries; prescribing
7 certain procedure for the conduct of elections and primaries
8 and the challenge and proof of qualifications of electors;
9 and prescribing the powers and duties of citizens, parties,
10 bodies of electors, registration commissions, commissioners,
11 registrars, inspectors of registration and other appointees
12 of registration commission, election officers, municipal
13 officers, departments and bureaus, police officers, courts,
14 judges, prothonotaries, sheriffs, county commissioners, peace
15 officers, county treasurers, county controllers, registrars
16 of vital statistics, real estate brokers, rental agents,
17 certain public service companies, persons, firms, and
18 corporations operating vehicles for moving furniture and
19 household goods, and boards of school directors; and imposing
20 penalties," requiring the commission to mail official
21 registration application cards to certain electors.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. The act of March 30, 1937 (P.L.115, No.40), known
25 as The First Class City Permanent Registration Act, is amended
26 by adding a section to read:
1 Section 40.1. Failure to Deliver Removal Notice to
2 Electors.--Whenever the commission mails a removal notice to an
3 elector in accordance with section 40 and the removal notice is
4 returned to the commission by the United States Postal Service
5 because the notice could not be delivered to the elector so
6 addressed, the commission shall apply and pay any applicable fee
7 to the United States Postal Service for a forwarding address for
8 the elector. If the United States Postal Service has a
9 forwarding address within this Commonwealth for the elector, the
10 commission shall mail to the elector an official registration
11 application card in accordance with section 19.1.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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