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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3732 | PRINTER'S NO. 3803 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, MAY 11, 2010 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 25, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Permitting supervised children to observe polling places. |
2 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
3 | hereby enacts as follows: |
4 | Section 1. Short title. |
5 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the Voting |
6 | Observation for Children Act. |
7 | Section 2. Definitions. | <-- |
8 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
9 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
10 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
11 | "Election." As defined in section 102 of the act of June 3, |
12 | 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election |
13 | Code. |
14 | "Election day." A day on which an election is held. |
15 | "Election district." As defined in section 102 of the act of |
16 | June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania |
17 | Election Code. |
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1 | "Judge of elections." An individual elected or appointed to |
2 | serve as a judge of elections under Article IV of the act of |
3 | June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania |
4 | Election Code. |
5 | "Polling place." As defined in section 102 of the act of |
6 | June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania |
7 | Election Code. |
8 | Section 2 3. Observation. | <-- |
9 | (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of |
10 | the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the |
11 | Pennsylvania Election Code, a local judge of elections may | <-- |
12 | permit a group of supervised, school-aged children to observe a | <-- |
13 | the polling place that he or she oversees on election day. | <-- |
14 | (b) Conditions.--The following conditions apply: |
15 | (1) The group must be observing the polling place as |
16 | part of a school curriculum. |
17 | (2) The teacher or group leader must provide advance | <-- |
18 | notice to the local judge of elections for approval of the |
19 | observation other school employee who will serve as the group | <-- |
20 | leader during the observation must submit a request to the |
21 | applicable judge of elections to observe a polling place no |
22 | later than ten days prior to the election. |
23 | (3) No observation of a polling place under this act |
24 | shall occur unless the applicable judge of elections has |
25 | given written authorization for the observation. |
26 | (c) Time and size.-- |
27 | (1) The observation shall occur at an off-peak or other |
28 | time that will ensure as little disruption in voting to the |
29 | public as possible, as determined by the judge of elections. | <-- |
30 | (2) The local judge of election shall limit the size of | <-- |
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1 | the observing group and the group's supervisors, including | <-- |
2 | the group's leader, as needed based on the size of the |
3 | polling location place. | <-- |
4 | Section 10 4. Effective date. | <-- |
5 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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