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PRINTER'S NO. 443
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
427
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PASHINSKI, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, FREEMAN, McNEILL,
BULLOCK, SOLOMON, MILLARD, SNYDER, SCHLOSSBERG, J. HARRIS,
DAVIS, V. BROWN, O'BRIEN, THOMAS, MULLERY, KORTZ, KULIK,
FRANKEL AND MADDEN, FEBRUARY 10, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 10, 2017
AN ACT
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," providing for conduct of early voting in
primaries and elections.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding an
article to read:
ARTICLE XII-A
CONDUCT OF EARLY VOTING
IN PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS
Section 1201-A. Early voting period.
The county board of each county shall provide for early
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voting to begin 30 days prior to the dates of elections and
primaries established in accordance with Article VI and to end
the Friday before the starting date.
Section 1202-A. Early voting sites.
Early voting shall be conducted at the main office of the
county board or any alternative sites designated by the county
board during the early voting period established in accordance
with section 1201-A. The county board shall make available at
these sites the same equipment used on election day as provided
for in Article XI.
Section 1203-A. Days and times for opening and closing polls at
early voting sites.
The county board of each county shall designate the days and
hours that early voting sites will be open, provided that all
sites throughout the county shall:
(1) have uniform days and hours;
(2) be open eight hours each weekday;
(3) be open a minimum of an aggregate eight hours each
weekend; and
(4) not open prior to 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time or
close before 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Section 1204-A. Voter's certificates and elector
identification.
At each early voting site, the county board shall prepare a
suitable number of voter's certificates as provided by section
1203. Each elector who appears to vote at an early voting site
shall complete a voter certificate and shall present to an
election officer one of the forms of photo identification as
established in section 1210.
Section 1205-A. Voting check list.
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The county board shall maintain a voting check list as
provided for in section 1212 in such a way to ensure that
electors are prohibited from casting additional ballots at
either an early voting site or on election day in their
precinct.
Section 1206-A. Disposition of returns.
The county board shall track votes by precinct but may not
tabulate votes prior to the close of the polls on election day.
Section 1207-A. Applicability of Article XII.
Except as provided in this article, the provisions of Article
XII shall apply to early voting in primaries and elections.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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