HOUSE AMENDED
A02597
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
48
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, FOLMER, LANGERHOLC, MARTIN, HUTCHINSON,
DiSANTO, YAW, BARTOLOTTA, K. WARD, WHITE, STEFANO AND
J. WARD, JANUARY 11, 2019
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 25, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 25 (Elections) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in conduct of elections, providing for voting
systems.
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 BALLOTS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR FORM OF
OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT AND FOR NUMBER OF BALLOTS TO BE
PRINTED AND SPECIMEN BALLOTS; IN VOTING MACHINES, FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENTS OF VOTING MACHINES AND FOR FORM OF
BALLOT LABELS ON VOTING MACHINES; IN ELECTRONIC VOTING
SYSTEMS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRONIC
VOTING SYSTEMS, FOR FORMS AND FOR ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES AND
THE PROCESS OF VOTING; PROVIDING FOR VOTING SYSTEMS
DECERTIFICATION and for voting systems bonds; establishing
the County Voting System Reimbursement Account; IN
PREPARATION FOR AND CONDUCT OF PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS,
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS OF VOTERS AND MANNER OF
VOTING IN DISTRICTS IN WHICH VOTING MACHINES ARE USED, FOR
COUNT AND RETURN OF VOTES IN DISTRICTS IN WHICH BALLOTS ARE
USED AND FOR WHAT BALLOTS SHALL BE COUNTED, MANNER OF
COUNTING AND DEFECTIVE BALLOTS; AND, IN VOTING BY QUALIFIED
ABSENTEE ELECTORS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DATE OF APPLICATION
FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT, FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE
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