PRINTER'S NO. 1969
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
394
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, TEPLITZ, FOLMER, VULAKOVICH, SCHWANK,
RAFFERTY, WHITE, WILLIAMS, BROOKS AND RESCHENTHALER,
JUNE 23, 2016
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 23, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the
issue of voting system technology and to report to the Senate
its findings and recommendations.
WHEREAS, The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
252, 52 U.S.C. ยง 21081 et seq.) provided to the states funds to
update their voting technology; and
WHEREAS, Two thousand six counties across the country
replaced their voting machines utilizing the Federal money; and
WHEREAS, The voting machines have a life span of 10 to 15
years and there are 10 different electronic voting systems in
this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Joint State Government
Commission to establish an advisory committee consisting of the
following members:
(1) The Secretary of State or a designee.
(2) The Commissioner for the Bureau of Commissions,
Elections and Legislation or a designee.
(3) Representatives from groups advocating for
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