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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1851 Session of 1977


                     Report of the Committee of Conference

        To the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate:

           We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of
        the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of
        considering House Bill No. 1851, entitled:
        "An act amending the act of April 29, 1937 (P.L.487, No.115),
        entitled, as amended, 'An act to provide for the permanent
        personal registration of electors in cities of the second class,
        cities of the second class A, cities of the third class,
        boroughs, towns, and townships as a condition of their right to
        vote at elections and primaries, and their enrollment as members
        of political parties as a further condition of their right to
        vote at primaries; * * *; and imposing penalties,' authorizing
        change of registration by mail and providing for the RESIDENCE
        REQUIREMENTS FOR registration of AND VOTING FOR certain electors
        confined in penal institutions and mental institutions."

        respectfully submit the following bill as our report:

                                           AMOS K. HUTCHINSON

                                           J. MICHAEL SCHWEDER

                                           JUNE N. HONAMAN

                (Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.)

                                           W. LOUIS COPPERSMITH

                                           PAUL McKINNEY

                                           JOHN STAUFFER

                                  (Committee on the part of the Senate.)


                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of April 29, 1937 (P.L.487, No.115), entitled,
     2     as amended, "An act to provide for the permanent personal
     3     registration of electors in cities of the second class,
     4     cities of the second class A, cities of the third class,
     5     boroughs, towns, and townships as a condition of their right
     6     to vote at elections and primaries, and their enrollment as
     7     members of political parties as a further condition of their
     8     right to vote at primaries; prescribing certain procedure for
     9     the conduct of elections and primaries and the challenge and
    10     proof of qualifications of electors; requiring the county
    11     commissioners of the various counties to act as a
    12     registration commission therefor; and prescribing the powers
    13     and duties of citizens, parties, political bodies,
    14     registration commissions, commissioners, registrars,
    15     inspectors of registration and other appointees of
    16     registration commissions, county election boards, election
    17     officers, municipal officers, departments and bureaus, police
    18     officers, courts, judges, prothonotaries, sheriffs, county
    19     commissioners, peace officers, county treasurers, county
    20     controllers, registrars of vital statistics, certain public
    21     utility corporations, real estate brokers, rental agents, and
    22     boards of school directors; and imposing penalties,"
    23     authorizing change of registration by mail.

    24     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    25  hereby enacts as follows:
    26     Section 1.  The act of April 29, 1937 (P.L.487, No.115),
    27  known as "The Permanent Registration Act for Cities of the
    28  Second Class, Cities of the Second Class A, Cities of the Third
    29  Class, Boroughs, Towns, and Townships," reenacted and amended
    30  May 31, 1955 (P.L.62, No.32), is amended by adding a section to
    31  read:
    32     Section 17.2.  Change of Registration by Mail.--(a)  Any
    33  registered elector may change his registration in the same
    34  manner as section 17.1 provides for registration by mail.
    35     (b)  The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause to be
    36  prepared and printed at the expense of the Commonwealth forms
    37  upon which a registered elector may change his registration by
    38  mail in a similar fashion as provided for in section 17.1.
    39     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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