PRINTER'S NO. 1431
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1333
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY PUSKARIC, HAMM AND ROWE, MAY 5, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 5, 2021
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 ballots, further providing for form of
official primary ballot and for form of official election
ballot.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1002(a) and (b) and 1003(a) of the act
of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania
Election Code, are amended to read:
Section 1002. Form of Official Primary Ballot.--(a) At
primaries separate official ballots shall be prepared for each
party which shall be in substantially the following form:
Official............................... Primary Ballot.
(Name of Party)
........District,........Ward, City of........................,
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[County of..............................,] State of Pennsylvania
.......Primary election held on the.....day of......., [19]20...
Make a cross (X) or check ( )✔ in the square to the right of
each candidate for whom you wish to vote. If you desire to vote
for a person whose name is not on the ballot, write or stamp his
name in the blank space provided for that purpose. Mark ballot
only in black lead pencil, indelible pencil or blue, black or
blue-black ink in fountain pen or ball point pen. Use the same
pencil or pen for all markings you place on the ballot.
President of the United States.
(Vote for one)
John Doe
Richard Roe
John Stiles
United States Senator.
(Vote for one)
John Doe
Richard Roe
John Stiles
Governor.
(Vote for one)
John Doe
Richard Roe
John Stiles
Representative in Congress.....District.
(Vote for one)
John Doe
Richard Roe
John Stiles
Delegates at Large to National Convention.
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(Vote for.....)
John Doe
(Committed to Jeremiah Smith)
John Stiles
(Uncommitted)
Delegate to National Convention.....District.
(Vote for.....)
John Doe
(Committed to Jeremiah Smith)
John Stiles
(Uncommitted)
Senator in the General Assembly.....District.
(Vote for one)
John Doe
Richard Roe
John Stiles
Member of State Committee.
(Vote for one)
John Doe
Richard Roe
John Stiles
Party Committeemen.
(Vote for.....)
John Doe
Richard Roe
John Stiles
(b) On the back of each ballot shall be printed in prominent
type the words "OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT OF ........PARTY FOR"
followed by the designation of the election district for which
it is prepared, the date of the primary and the facsimile
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signatures of the members of the county board of elections. The
names of candidates shall in all cases be arranged under the
title of the office for which they are candidates, and be
printed thereunder in the order determined by the casting of
lots as provided by this act. Under the title of such offices
where more than one candidate is to be voted for, shall be
printed "Vote for not more than ........" (the blank space to
indicate the number of candidates to be voted for the particular
office.) At the right of the name of each candidate there shall
be a square of sufficient size for the convenient insertion of a
cross (x) or check ( )✔ mark. There shall be left at the end of
the list of candidates for each office (or under the title of
the office itself in case there be no candidates who have filed
nomination petitions therefor) as many blank spaces as there are
persons to be voted for, for such office, in which space the
elector may insert, by writing or stamping, the name of any
person whose name is not printed on the ballot as a candidate
for such office. [Opposite or under the name of each candidate,
except candidates for the office of President of the United
States and candidates for delegate or alternate delegate to a
National Party Convention, who is to be voted for by the
electors of more than one county, shall be printed the name of
the county in which such candidate resides; and opposite]
Opposite or under the name of each candidate except candidates
for delegate or alternate delegate to a National Party
Convention who is to be voted for by the electors of an entire
county or any congressional, senatorial or representative
district within the county, shall be printed the name of the
city, borough, township or ward, as the case may be, in which
such candidate resides.
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Section 1003. Form of Official Election Ballot.--
(a) The official ballots for general, municipal and special
elections shall be in substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
....................... District, ........................ Ward,
City of ......................., [County of ..................,]
State of Pennsylvania ..........................................
Election held on the .......... day of ................, 20.....
A cross (X) or check ( )✔ mark in the square opposite the name of
any candidate indicates a vote for that candidate.
To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, write
or stamp his name in the blank space provided for that purpose.
A cross (X) or check ( )✔ mark in the square opposite the names
of the candidates of any party for President and Vice-President
of the United States indicates a vote for all the candidates of
that party for presidential elector. To vote for individual
candidates for presidential elector, write or stamp their names
in the blank spaces provided for that purpose under the title
"Presidential Electors." Mark ballot only in black lead pencil,
indelible pencil or blue, black or blue-black ink, in fountain
pen or ball point pen; use the same pencil or pen for all
markings you place on the ballot.
Before leaving the voting compartment, fold this ballot,
without displaying the markings thereon, in the same way it was
folded when received, then leave the compartment and exhibit the
ballot to one of the election officers who shall ascertain by an
inspection of the number appearing upon the right hand corner of
the back of the ballot whether the ballot so exhibited to him is
the same ballot which the elector received before entering the
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voting compartment. If it is the same, the election officer
shall direct the elector, without unfolding the ballot, to
remove the perforated corner containing the number, and the
elector shall immediately deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
Any ballot deposited in a ballot box at any primary or election
without having the said number torn off shall be void and shall
not be counted.
Presidential Electors.
(Vote for the candidates of one party for President and Vice
President, or insert the names of candidates)
For
John Stiles and Richard Doe......................... Democratic
For
John Doe and Richard Roe............................ Republican
For
John Smith and William Jones......................... Socialist
For
........................ Citizens
United States Senator.
(Vote for one)
Richard Roe ......................................... Democratic
John Doe ............................................ Republican
Richard Stiles ....................................... Socialist
Governor.
(Vote for one)
Richard Roe ......................................... Democratic
John Doe ............................................ Republican
Richard Stiles ....................................... Socialist
Representatives in Congress,
....... District.
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(Vote for one)
Richard Roe ......................................... Democratic
John Doe ............................................ Republican
Richard Stiles ....................................... Socialist
Senator in the General Assembly,
....... District.
(Vote for one)
John Doe ............................................ Democratic
Richard Roe ......................................... Republican
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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