PRINTER'S NO. 3779
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2527
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, THOMAS, HILL-EVANS AND NEILSON,
MAY 19, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 19, 2020
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 county boards of elections, further providing
for powers and duties of county boards.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 302(b) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 302. Powers and Duties of County Boards.--The county
boards of elections, within their respective counties, shall
exercise, in the manner provided by this act, all powers granted
to them by this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed
upon them by this act, which shall include the following:
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(b) To select [and], equip and clean polling places that
meet the requirements of this act. A polling place shall be
cleaned prior to the opening of the polling place and again
within ten hours of the closing of the polling place for
elections held in the year 2020.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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