PRINTER'S NO. 28
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
47
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, JANUARY 12, 2017
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 12, 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," in ballots, further providing for form of
ballots, printing ballots, stubs and numbers; and, in voting
machines, further providing for form of ballot labels on
voting machines and for forms.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1004 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 1004. Form of Ballots; Printing Ballots; Stubs;
Numbers.--[From] (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), from
the lists furnished by the Secretary of the Commonwealth under
the provisions of sections 915 and 984, and from petitions and
papers filed in their office, the county election board shall
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