Bill Text: PA HB2299 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In penalties, further providing for children in polling places and voting compartments or voting machine booths.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-17 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB2299 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2299-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3300
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2299 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, BRADFORD, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DAY, DENLINGER, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, JOHNSON, JOSEPHS, KOTIK, MAHONEY, MOUL, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PYLE, SIPTROTH, STABACK, STURLA AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 9, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2010
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 penalties, further providing for children in
polling places and voting compartments or voting machine
booths.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1831.1 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
added December 17, 1990 (P.L.681, No.169), is amended to read:
Section 1831.1. Children in Polling Places and Voting
Compartments or Voting Machine Booths.--(a) Notwithstanding any
other provision of this act, an elector may permit his or her
minor child or children to accompany him or her into the polling
place and may permit one such minor child to accompany him or
her into the voting compartment or voting machine booth.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a local
judge of elections may permit a group of supervised children to
observe a polling place with the following restrictions:
(1) The group shall be observing the polling place as part
of a school curriculum.
(2) The teacher or group leader shall provide advance notice
to the local judge of elections for approval of the observation.
(3) The observation shall occur at an off-peak or other time
that will ensure as little disruption in voting to the public as
possible.
(4) The local judge of election shall limit the size of the
observing group and the group's supervisors as needed based on
the size of the polling location.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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