PRINTER'S NO. 1428
No. 1254 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY GIGLIOTTI, PESCI, COLAIZZO, STISH, MELIO,
FAIRCHILD, JAROLIN, KAISER, COHEN, ACOSTA, BILLOW, J. TAYLOR,
OLASZ, NAHILL, MARKOSEK, STURLA, LAUGHLIN, HARPER, DeLUCA,
VROON, MERRY, BUNT, STUBAN, TANGRETTI AND JAMES,
APRIL 22, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 30, 1937 (P.L.115, No.40), entitled
2 "An act to provide for the permanent personal registration of
3 electors in cities of the first class as a condition of their
4 right to vote at elections and primaries, and their
5 enrollment as members of political parties as a further
6 condition of their right to vote at primaries; prescribing
7 certain procedure for the conduct of elections and primaries
8 and the challenge and proof of qualifications of electors;
9 and prescribing the powers and duties of citizens, parties,
10 bodies of electors, registration commissions, commissioners,
11 registrars, inspectors of registration and other appointees
12 of registration commission, election officers, municipal
13 officers, departments and bureaus, police officers, courts,
14 judges, prothonotaries, sheriffs, county commissioners, peace
15 officers, county treasurers, county controllers, registrars
16 of vital statistics, real estate brokers, rental agents,
17 certain public service companies, persons, firms, and
18 corporations operating vehicles for moving furniture and
19 household goods, and boards of school directors; and imposing
20 penalties," providing for reports of death from funeral
21 directors.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 31 of the act of March 30, 1937 (P.L.115,
25 No.40), known as The First Class City Permanent Registration
26 Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
1 Section 31. Report of Deaths from Department of Health;
2 Cancelling Registration; Correction if Person is Falsely
3 Reported Deceased; Reports of Removals from Certain Public
4 Service Companies, Real Estate Brokers, Rental Agents, Persons,
5 Firms, and Corporations Operating Vehicles for Moving Furniture
6 and Household Goods.--
7 * * *
8 (a.1) A funeral director shall forward the name and address
9 of each decedent, or the death certificate of the decedent, if
10 available, to the commission. The commission shall cancel the
11 registration of each registered elector reported dead by a
12 funeral director.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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