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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, ALLOWAY, EARLL AND WAUGH, JULY 6, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 6, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled |
2 | "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal, |
3 | special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates, |
4 | primary and election expenses and election contests; creating |
5 | and defining membership of county boards of elections; |
6 | imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, |
7 | courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners; |
8 | imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying, |
9 | revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and |
10 | repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to |
11 | elections," further providing for regulations in force at |
12 | polling places. |
13 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
14 | hereby enacts as follows: |
15 | Section 1. Section 1220 of the act of June 3, 1937 |
16 | (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, |
17 | amended August 31, 1971 (P.L.397, No.95), is amended to read: |
18 | Section 1220. Regulations in Force at Polling Places.--(a) |
19 | Until the polls are closed, no person shall be allowed in the |
20 | polling place outside of the enclosed space at any primary or |
21 | election, except the watchers, voters not exceeding ten at any |
22 | one time who are awaiting their turn to vote, and peace |
23 | officers, when necessary for the preservation of the peace. No |
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1 | elector shall be allowed to occupy a voting compartment or |
2 | voting machine booth already occupied by another, except when |
3 | giving assistance as permitted by this act. |
4 | (b) No elector, except an election officer, clerk, machine |
5 | inspector or overseer, shall be allowed to re-enter the enclosed |
6 | space after he has once left it, except to give assistance as |
7 | provided by this act. |
8 | (c) No person, when within the polling place, shall |
9 | electioneer or solicit votes for any political party, political |
10 | body or candidate, nor shall any written or printed matter be |
11 | posted up within the said room, except as required by this act. |
12 | (d) All persons, except election officers, clerks, machine |
13 | inspectors, overseers, watchers, persons in the course of |
14 | voting, persons lawfully giving assistance to voters, and peace |
15 | and police officers, when permitted by the provisions of this |
16 | act, must remain at least [ten (10)] twenty-five (25) feet |
17 | distant from the polling place during the progress of the |
18 | voting. |
19 | (e) When the hour for closing the polls shall arrive, all |
20 | qualified electors who have already qualified, and are inside |
21 | the enclosed space, shall be permitted to vote; and, in addition |
22 | thereto, all those qualified electors who are in the polling |
23 | place outside the enclosed space waiting to vote and all those |
24 | voters who are in line either inside or outside of the polling |
25 | place waiting to vote, shall be permitted to do so, if found |
26 | qualified. |
27 | (f) It shall be the duty of the judge of election to secure |
28 | the observance of the provision of this section, to keep order |
29 | in the voting room, and to see that no more persons are admitted |
30 | within the enclosed space than are permitted by this act. The |
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1 | judge of election may call upon any constable, deputy constable, |
2 | police officer or other peace officer to aid him in the |
3 | performance of his duties under this section. |
4 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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