proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
primary, general or municipal election which meets the
requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
passed by the General Assembly.
(2) THAT SECTION 14 OF ARTICLE VII BE AMENDED TO READ:
§ 14. ABSENTEE VOTING.
(A) THE LEGISLATURE SHALL, BY GENERAL LAW, PROVIDE A MANNER
IN WHICH, AND THE TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH, QUALIFIED ELECTORS
[WHO MAY, ON THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY ELECTION, BE ABSENT FROM THE
MUNICIPALITY OF THEIR RESIDENCE, BECAUSE THEIR DUTIES,
OCCUPATION OR BUSINESS REQUIRE THEM TO BE ELSEWHERE OR WHO, ON
THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY ELECTION, ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND AT THEIR
PROPER POLLING PLACES BECAUSE OF ILLNESS OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY
OR WHO WILL NOT ATTEND A POLLING PLACE BECAUSE OF THE OBSERVANCE
OF A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY OR WHO CANNOT VOTE BECAUSE OF ELECTION
DAY DUTIES, IN THE CASE OF A COUNTY EMPLOYEE,] MAY VOTE, AND FOR
THE RETURN AND CANVASS OF THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTION DISTRICT
IN WHICH THEY RESPECTIVELY RESIDE. A LAW UNDER THIS SUBSECTION
MAY NOT REQUIRE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR TO PHYSICALLY APPEAR AT A
DESIGNATED POLLING PLACE ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION.
20190SB0413PN1624 - 3 -
<--
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30