PRINTER'S NO. 1744
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1169
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY HAYWOOD, MUTH, COLLETT AND KEARNEY, JUNE 5, 2020
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 5, 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 voting by qualified absentee electors, further
providing for voting by absentee electors and for canvassing
of official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots; and, in
voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for
voting by mail-in electors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1306(c) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
added October 31, 2019 (P.L.552, No.77), is amended to read:
Section 1306. Voting by Absentee Electors.--* * *
(c) Except as provided under 25 Pa.C.S. § 3511 (relating to
receipt of voted ballot), a completed absentee ballot must be
received in the office of the county board of elections no later
than [eight] five o'clock P.M. on the seventh day [of] following
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the primary or election.
Section 2. Section 1308(f) and (g)(1)(ii) of the act, added
October 31, 2019 (P.L.552, No.77), and amended March 27, 2020
(P.L.41, No.12), are amended to read:
Section 1308. Canvassing of Official Absentee Ballots and
Mail-in Ballots.--* * *
(f) Any person challenging an application for an absentee
ballot, an absentee ballot, an application for a mail-in ballot
or a mail-in ballot for any of the reasons provided in this act
shall deposit the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) in cash with the
county board, which sum shall only be refunded if the challenge
is sustained or if the challenge is withdrawn within [five (5)]
twelve (12) days after the primary or election. If the challenge
is dismissed by any lawful order then the deposit shall be
forfeited. The county board shall deposit all deposit money in
the general fund of the county.
Notice of the requirements of subsection (b) of section 1306
shall be printed on the envelope for the absentee ballot or
mail-in ballot.
(g) (1) * * *
(ii) An absentee ballot cast by any absentee elector as
defined in section 1301(i), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n), an
absentee ballot under section 1302(a.3) or a mail-in ballot cast
by a mail-in elector shall be canvassed in accordance with this
subsection if the absentee ballot or mail-in ballot is received
in the office of the county board of elections no later than
[eight] five o'clock P.M. on the seventh day [of] following the
primary or election.
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Section 3. Section 1306-D(c) of the act, added October 31,
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2019 (P.L.552, No.77), is amended to read:
Section 1306-D. Voting by mail-in electors.
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(c) Deadline.--Except as provided under 25 Pa.C.S. § 3511
(relating to receipt of voted ballot), a completed mail-in
ballot must be received in the office of the county board of
elections no later than [eight] five o'clock P.M. on the seventh
day [of] following the primary or election.
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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