PRINTER'S NO. 2453
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2114
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY RABB, N. NELSON, SCHLOSSBERG, SANCHEZ AND OTTEN,
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 23, 2021
AN ACT
Providing for the observance of Election Day of each year as a
legal holiday.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Election Day
Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Election Day." The first Tuesday after the first Monday of
November.
"Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town,
township or home rule municipality.
"Private employer." An employer engaged in business in this
Commonwealth. The term does not include a public employer or a
public school entity.
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"Public employer." The Commonwealth or a municipality. The
term does not include a public school entity.
"Public school entity." Any of the following:
(1) A school district.
(2) An intermediate unit.
(3) An area career and technical school.
(4) A charter school, cyber charter school or regional
charter school, as those terms are defined in section 1703-A
of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
Public School Code of 1949.
Section 3. Proclamation.
The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation designating
Election Day as a legal holiday and calling upon residents of
this Commonwealth to:
(1) Celebrate voting as the foundation of democratic
government and as something that should be protected,
promoted and practiced.
(2) Honor the heroic individuals who have given their
lives to protect the right to vote.
(3) Recognize the basic right of qualified electors to
vote.
(4) Exercise the right to vote.
Section 4. Exercise of right to vote.
In observing Election Day as a legal holiday, each public
employer, private employer and public school entity may provide
its employees sufficient time, to the extent practicable, to
exercise the right to vote on Election Day.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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