THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, BROWN, CARROLL, CHRISTIANA, CREIGHTON, DAY, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GABLER, GOODMAN, HARKINS, HELM, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, MAJOR, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, PASHINSKI, PETRI, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, STERN, SWANGER, THOMAS, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD AND BEYER, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled

"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,

special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,

primary and election expenses and election contests; creating

and defining membership of county boards of elections;

imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,

courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;

imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,

revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and

repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to

elections," further providing for powers and duties of county

boards.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 302 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,

No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by

adding a subsection to read:

Section 302.  Powers and Duties of County Boards.--The county

boards of elections, within their respective counties, shall

exercise, in the manner provided by this act, all powers granted

to them by this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed

upon them by this act, which shall include the following:

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(q)  To publish on the county's public Internet website a

sample ballot for each election district in the county at least

ten days before each election. Each ballot published on a public

Internet website under this section shall be identical to the

official ballot for the applicable election by the election

board of each county district, except as otherwise provided by

law.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.