cards may represent a secure and effective tool in the
collection of signatures for candidates' nomination petitions
as well as the examination of nomination petitions under the
act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the
Pennsylvania Election Code.
(4) Allowing electors to simply swipe a secure driver's
license or identification card as opposed to requiring
handwritten information may result in a more efficient and
secure nomination petition process for electors, candidates
and the Department of State.
(5) As a public policy matter, the Commonwealth should
utilize the latest technological resources to modernize the
election systems and procedures to make them more efficient
and provide additional safeguards.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 25 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 1208. Pilot program for electronic collection of signatures.
(a) Establishment.--A pilot program is established within
the department to provide for a system involving the electronic
collection of signatures of registered electors for nomination
petitions of primary election candidates.
(b) Administration.--
(1) The department shall administer the pilot program
which shall involve voting districts that are representative
of this Commonwealth and include rural, suburban and urban
districts in diverse geographical locations across this
Commonwealth.
(2) The department shall determine the equipment and
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