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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY DePASQUALE, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, GERBER, GIBBONS, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, MANN, SANTARSIERO AND CONKLIN, MARCH 9, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled |
2 | "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal, |
3 | special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates, |
4 | primary and election expenses and election contests; creating |
5 | and defining membership of county boards of elections; |
6 | imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, |
7 | courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners; |
8 | imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying, |
9 | revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and |
10 | repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to |
11 | elections," providing for early voting in primaries and |
12 | elections. |
13 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
14 | hereby enacts as follows: |
15 | Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known |
16 | as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding an |
17 | article to read: |
18 | ARTICLE XII-A |
19 | CONDUCT OF EARLY VOTING |
20 | IN PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS |
21 | Section 1201-A. Early voting period. |
22 | The county board of each county shall provide for early |
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1 | voting to begin 15 days prior to the dates of elections and |
2 | primaries established in accordance with Article VI and to end |
3 | 14 days after the starting date. |
4 | Section 1202-A. Early voting sites. |
5 | The county board of each county shall designate early voting |
6 | sites where electors may cast their ballots during the early |
7 | voting period established in accordance with section 1201-A. |
8 | These sites shall include the main office of the county board |
9 | and any other sites designated by the county board. The county |
10 | board shall make available at these sites the same equipment |
11 | used on election day as provided for in Article XI. |
12 | Section 1203-A. Days and times for opening and closing polls at |
13 | early voting sites. |
14 | The county board of each county shall designate the days and |
15 | hours that early voting sites will be open, provided that all |
16 | sites throughout the county shall have uniform days and hours, |
17 | shall be open eight hours each weekday, shall be open a minimum |
18 | of an aggregate eight hours each weekend, and shall not open |
19 | prior to 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time or close before 7 p.m. |
20 | Eastern Standard Time. |
21 | Section 1204-A. Voter's certificates; elector identification. |
22 | At each early voting site, the county board shall prepare a |
23 | suitable number of voter's certificates as provided by section |
24 | 1203. Each elector who appears to vote at an early voting site |
25 | shall complete a voter certificate and shall present to an |
26 | election officer one of the forms of photo identification as |
27 | established in section 1210. |
28 | Section 1205-A. Voting check list. |
29 | The county board shall maintain a voting check list as |
30 | provided for in section 1212 in such a way to ensure that |
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1 | electors are prohibited from casting additional ballots at |
2 | either an early voting site or on election day in their |
3 | precinct. |
4 | Section 1206-A. Disposition of returns. |
5 | The county board shall track votes by precinct but shall not |
6 | tabulate votes prior to the close of the polls on election day. |
7 | Section 1207-A. Applicability of Article XII. |
8 | Except as provided in this article, the provisions of Article |
9 | XII shall apply to early voting in primaries and elections. |
10 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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