PRINTER'S NO. 518
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
524
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY D. MILLER, ULLMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, ISAACSON, HILL-
EVANS, MURT, KINSEY, RAVENSTAHL, DERMODY, T. DAVIS, OTTEN,
DeLUCA, FRANKEL, SCHWEYER, MARKOSEK, SOLOMON, WARREN,
DAVIDSON, INNAMORATO, DALEY AND DEASY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 19, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 25 (Elections) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in voting procedures, providing for assistance for
certain qualified electors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 25 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3303. Assistance for certain qualified electors.
(a) Duty generally.--In consultation with county election
boards, election officials, individuals with a disability and
support service providers, the department shall ensure that
qualified electors who are individuals with a disability are
able to cast ballots privately, independently and in a
verifiable manner in accordance with this section.
(b) Online voting system.--
(1) By September 1, 2020, each county election board
shall make available to each qualified elector who is an
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