PRINTER'S NO. 847
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
770
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BULLOCK, DRISCOLL, FLYNN, McNEILL, MILLARD
AND SOLOMON, MARCH 9, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2017
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," in dates of elections and primaries and special
elections, providing for change of date for religious
holidays.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
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 606. Change of Date; Religious Holidays.--In any
year during which a general election, municipal election or
municipal primary election would otherwise occur on a date that
is a religious holiday, the date of such election as prescribed
by this act shall be on the Tuesday immediately following such
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religious holiday.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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