PRINTER'S NO. 53
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
71
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, MASTRIANO, HUTCHINSON, J. WARD, ARNOLD,
GORDNER, AUMENT, PITTMAN, REGAN, MENSCH AND STEFANO,
JANUARY 20, 2021
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 20, 2021
AN ACT
Providing for a report by the Department of State on complaints
relating to the 2020 general election.
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 2020 General
Election Report 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:
"Department." The Department of State of the Commonwealth.
"Election." The general election held on November 3, 2020.
Section 3. Report.
(a) General rule.--The department shall submit a report to
the General Assembly regarding how the following complaints
relating to the election were investigated:
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(1) Complaints submitted to the Bureau of Commissions,
Elections and Legislation of the department regarding
violations of Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-252, 52 U.S.C. ยง 20901 et seq.).
(2) Complaints submitted to the department through the
department's formal election complaint publicly accessible
Internet website.
(3) Complaints submitted to the department through the
voter hotline.
(b) Contents.--The information in the report under
subsection (a) shall include the complaint, polling precinct and
county in which the complaint originated, what actions the
department took to investigate the complaint and the outcome of
the investigation.
(c) Submission.--The department shall submit the report to
the General Assembly within 30 days of the effective date of
this section.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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