Bill Text: PA HB733 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In voter registration, further providing for in-person voter registration, for application with driver's license application, for application by mail and for approval of registration applications.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-05 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB733 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB733-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 819
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 733 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 5, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 5, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 25 (Elections) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in voter registration, further providing for in-
person voter registration, for application with driver's
license application, for application by mail and for approval
of registration applications.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1322(a), 1323(c)(1), 1324(a) and 1328(c)
(1) of Title 25 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are
amended to read:
§ 1322. In-person voter registration.
(a) General rule.--Applications may be submitted to register
to vote or change party enrollment or name or address on a
current registration record in person before the commission or a
commissioner, a registrar or a clerk at the office of the
commission or at a place designated by the commission. The
applicant shall be advised that any intentional false statement
on the application constitutes perjury and will be punishable as
such. The applicant shall provide the information required on
the registration application, submit to a photograph being taken
of the applicant's face and sign the registration declaration.
The commission shall prepare and provide voter registration
applications for the purpose of registering qualified electors
in accordance with this section. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this part, the commission may use a mail
registration application for in-person registration. The
commission shall mail the qualified elector an identification
card in accordance with section 1328 (relating to approval of
registration applications).
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§ 1323. Application with driver's license application.
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(c) Transmission.--
(1) The Department of Transportation shall forward
completed applications or contents of the completed voter
registration applications, including a copy of the
applicant's photograph, in machine-readable format to the
department by the close of registration for the ensuing
election.
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§ 1324. Application by mail.
(a) General rule.--An application to register to vote or to
change party enrollment or name or address on a current
registration may be submitted by voter registration mail
application in the manner set forth in this section. An
application may be submitted by mail or by representative to the
commission on an official mail registration application, the
form of which shall be determined and prescribed by the
secretary or the Federal Election Commission pursuant to the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-31, 42
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U.S.C. § 1973gg et seq.). The applicant must complete the
information required on the registration application, include a
photograph of the applicant's face and sign the registration
declaration.
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§ 1328. Approval of registration applications.
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(c) Processing of voter registration.--
(1) When a commission has accepted a voter registration
application under subsection (b)(3), the commission shall
assign each applicant a unique identification number in the
SURE system. The commission shall mail a wallet-sized voter's
identification card to the individual by first class
nonforwardable mail, return postage guaranteed, which shall
serve as notice of the acceptance of the application. The
card shall contain all of the following:
(i) Name and address of the individual.
(ii) Name of municipality of residence.
(iii) Identification of the individual's ward and
district.
(iv) The effective date of registration.
(v) Designation of party enrollment and date of
enrollment.
(vi) A space for the individual's signature or mark.
(vii) The unique identification number of the
individual and a photograph of the individual's face.
(viii) A statement that the individual must notify
the commission within ten days from the date it was
mailed if any information on the card is incorrect;
otherwise, the information shall be deemed correct for
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voter registration purposes.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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