Pennsylvania House Bill 1178

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on August 8 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-08-08 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
Pending: House State Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in county boards of elections, further providing for powers and duties of county boards; in dates of elections and primaries and special elections, providing for authorization of ranked choice voting in municipal elections; in nomination of candidates, further providing for which candidates nominated; in ballots, further providing for form of official primary ballot; in electronic voting systems, further providing for election day procedures and the process of voting; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for method of marking ballots and depositing same in districts in which ballots are used and for count and return of votes in districts in which ballots are used; and, in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for persons receiving highest number of votes to be declared elected.

In county boards of elections, further providing for powers and duties of county boards; in dates of elections and primaries and special elections, providing for authorization of ranked choice voting in municipal elections; in nomination of candidates, further providing for which candidates nominated; in ballots, further providing for form of official primary ballot; in electronic voting systems, further providing for election day procedures and the process of voting; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for method of marking ballots and depositing same in districts in which ballots are used and for count and return of votes in districts in which ballots are used; and, in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for persons receiving highest number of votes to be declared elected.

Rep. Christopher Rabb [D]	Rep. Jared Solomon [D]	Rep. Arvind Venkat [D]	Rep. Maureen Madden [D]
Rep. Tarah Probst [D]	Rep. Benjamin Waxman [D]	Rep. Tarik Khan [D]	Rep. Mary Isaacson [D]
Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El [D]	Rep. Roni Green [D]	Rep. Napoleon Nelson [D]	Rep. Danielle Otten [D]
Rep. Dan Frankel [D]	Rep. Paul Takac [D]	Rep. Heather Boyd [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-08	House	Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1178
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1178&pn=1889