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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2021 - 2022
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 7, 2020 03:40 PM |
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| From: | Senator David J. Arnold, Jr. |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Providing the ability for a voter to electronically cancel their permanent absentee voter status |
| In the near future I will be re-introducing legislation (former SB1356) that would remedy a current issue within our election law regarding a voter’s permanent absentee voter status. Currently, PA election law permits a voter to apply for permanent absentee voter status electronically. The law is silent on a voter’s ability to electronically cancel their permanent absentee voter status, and the Department of State website does not provide an electronic option. The voter must physically print out a PDF form, fill it out, and mail/drop it off to the county election office. There is no need for this added barrier for the voter. The language of the bill appears below: If an electronic system under subsection (k) is available by which a qualified elector may request permanent absentee voter status, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall include an option for a qualified elector who has received permanent absentee voter status to electronically cancel the elector's permanent absentee voter status, provided the system is able to capture a digitized or electronic signature of the applicant. Please join me in sponsoring this legislation. |
Introduced as SB93