PRINTER'S NO. 1165
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
914
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, MARTIN, HUTCHINSON, PITTMAN, MASTRIANO,
PHILLIPS-HILL, SCAVELLO, STEFANO, J. WARD AND GEBHARD,
OCTOBER 19, 2021
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 19, 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 voting by qualified mail-in electors,
providing for moratorium on voting by mail-in ballot.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1309-D. Moratorium on voting by mail-in ballot.
(a) Moratorium.--Voting by an official mail-in ballot in any
election held in this Commonwealth in the manner provided under
this article shall be suspended until the earlier of the
following:
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(1) The commencement of the election process regarding
the 2023 primary election.
(2) Notice under subsection (b).
(b) Notice.--Upon enactment of legislation that addresses
any problem associated with voting by an official mail-in
ballot, the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives shall transmit notice of the
enactment to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in
the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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