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AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE ECKER
Printer's No. 385
Amend Bill, page 1, Prior Passage Line, by inserting after
"2021-2"
, 2022-1
Amend Bill, page 1, line 1, by striking out "AN AMENDMENT"
and inserting
separate and distinct amendments
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "electors"
and for qualifications of electors
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 11 through 13, by striking out "
SECTION 1. THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION" in line
11 and all of lines 12 and 13 and inserting
Section 1. The following separate and distinct amendments to
the Constitution of Pennsylvania are proposed in accordance with
Article XI:
(1) That section 11 of Article I be amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 4, lines 25 through 30; page 5, lines 1
through 17; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
(2) That section 1 of Article VII be amended to read:
ยง 1. Qualifications of electors.
(a) Every citizen 21 years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections
subject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the
registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact.
1. He or she shall have been a citizen of the United States
at least one month.
2. He or she shall have resided in the State 90 days
immediately preceding the election.
3. He or she shall have resided in the election district
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where he or she shall offer to vote at least 60 days immediately
preceding the election, except that if qualified to vote in an
election district prior to removal of residence, he or she may,
if a resident of Pennsylvania, vote in the election district
from which he or she removed his or her residence within 60 days
preceding the election.
(b) In addition to the qualifications under subsection (a)
of this section, a qualified elector shall provide a valid
identification at each election in accordance with the
following:
1. When voting in person, the qualified elector shall
present a valid identification before receiving a ballot to vote
in person.
2. When not voting in person, the qualified elector shall
provide proof of a valid identification with his or her ballot.
(c) If a qualified elector does not possess a valid
identification, he or she shall, upon request and confirmation
of identity, be furnished with a government-issued
identification at no cost to the qualified elector.
(d) For purposes of this section, the term "valid
identification" means an unexpired government-issued
identification, unless otherwise provided for by law.
Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendments in this joint resolution:
(1) Upon first passage by the General Assembly of the
amendments, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed
immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of
section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
(2) Upon the second passage of the amendments by the
General Assembly, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall:
(i) Submit the amendment under section 1(1) of this
resolution to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth
as a separate ballot question at the first general or
municipal election which meets the requirements of
section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania.
(ii) Submit the amendment under section 1(2) of this
resolution to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth
as a separate ballot question at the first general or
municipal election which meets the requirements of
section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania.
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