A03688
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1614
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY WARNER, GROVE, BERNSTINE, ROTHMAN, SMITH, DAVANZO,
KEEFER, HAMM, KAUFFMAN, MILLARD, DOWLING AND ROWE,
JUNE 11, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 11, 2021
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 number of
ballots to be printed and specimen ballots.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1007(a) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 1007. Number of Ballots to Be Printed; Specimen
Ballots.--(a) The county board of each county shall provide for
each election district a supply of official election ballots
for:
[(1) the general primary election held in even-numbered
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years in which candidates for the office of President of the
United States are not nominated in an amount of at least 10%
greater than the highest number of ballots cast in the election
district in any of the previous three general primary elections
at which candidates for the office of President of the United
States were not nominated;
(2) the general primary election held in even-numbered years
in which candidates for the office of President of the United
States are nominated in an amount of at least 15% greater than
the highest number of ballots cast in the election district in
any of the previous three general primary elections at which
candidates for the office of President of the United States were
nominated;
(3) the municipal primary election held in odd-numbered
years in an amount of at least 10% greater than the highest
number of ballots cast in any of the previous three municipal
primary elections in the election district;
(4) the general election held in even-numbered years in
which candidates for the office of President of the United
States are not elected in an amount of at least 10% greater than
the highest number of ballots cast in the election district in
any of the previous three general elections at which candidates
for the office of President of the United States were not
elected;
(5) the general election held in even-numbered years in
which candidates for the office of President of the United
States are elected in an amount of at least 15% greater than the
highest number of ballots cast in the election districts in any
of the previous three general elections at which candidates for
the office of President of the United States were elected; and
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(6) the municipal election held in odd-numbered years in an
amount of at least 10% greater than the highest number of
ballots cast in any of the previous three municipal elections in
the election district.]
(7) any primary election in an amount equal to at least 50%
of the total number of registered electors in an election
district, less the number of registered electors in the election
district who have requested an absentee or mail-in ballot; and
(8) any general election in an amount equal to at least 100%
of the total number of registered electors in an election
district, less the number of registered electors in the election
district who have requested an absentee or mail-in ballot.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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