PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2047
PRINTER'S NO. 2505
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1588
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BOYLE AND EVERETT, JUNE 7, 2019
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
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 election districts and polling places, further
providing for restrictions on alteration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 536 heading, (a), (b) and (c)
introductory paragraph and (1) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, are
amended to read:
Section 536. Restrictions on [Alteration] Combination.--(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), there shall be no power to
establish, abolish, divide, consolidate or alter in any manner
an election district during the period [July 15, 2009] from
December 1 31 , 2019 , through November 30, [2012] 2022, or
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