PRINTER'S NO. 1960
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1543
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY OBERLANDER, MIZGORSKI, BERNSTINE, NEILSON, CIRESI,
MILLARD, KEEFER, HILL-EVANS, DeLUCA AND DEASY, JUNE 3, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 3, 2019
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
by qualified absentee electors, further providing for
applications for official absentee ballots.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1004 and 1302(e.1) of the act of June 3,
1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election
Code, are amended to read:
Section 1004. Form of Ballots; Printing Ballots; Stubs;
Numbers.--(a) 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 print the official primary and election
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