PRINTER'S NO. 1078
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
878
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, STREET, BOSCOLA, GORDNER, STEFANO, DUSH,
MENSCH, COMITTA, BARTOLOTTA, SCHWANK AND LANGERHOLC,
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 17, 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 the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further
providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth; in voting by qualified absentee electors,
further providing for voting by absentee electors and for
canvassing of official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots;
and, in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further
providing for applications for official mail-in ballots, for
date of application for mail-in ballot and for voting by
mail-in electors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 201(f.1) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
repealed and the section is amended by adding subsections to
read:
Section 201. Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the
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