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.] may vote by absentee ballot.
An elector shall be qualified to vote by absentee ballot only
due to:
(1) Illness or physical disability preventing an elector
from voting at a polling place.
(2) Duties or occupational obligations requiring absence
from the elector's municipality of residence on the date of an
election.
(3) Election day duties, in the case of a county employee.
(4) The observance of a religious holiday.
(a.1) Except as provided under subsection (a), the
Legislature shall make no law permitting a qualified elector to
vote by mail or absentee ballot or prior to election day.
(b) For purposes of this section, "municipality" means a
city, borough, incorporated town, township or any similar
general purpose unit of government which may be created by the
General Assembly.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of this 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.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
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