Bill Information

An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth; providing for emergency powers of the Governor; further providing for qualifications of election officers, for vacancies in election boards, for definitions of "political parties" and "political bodies," for manner of signing nomination petitions, for nominations by political bodies, for limitations on eligibility of candidates, for placing the question on the ballot, for installation of electronic voting systems, for examination and approval of electronic voting systems by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, for experimental use of electronic voting systems, for requirements of electronic voting systems; providing for an advisory group; and further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for manner of computing irregular ballots, for recanvassing voting machines upon petition of electors alleging fraud or error and for petition.