PA Bill Number: SB945
Title: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals.
Description: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals. ...
Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (199-0)
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2024
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB979
Legislation Overview
Title: In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; and, in penalties, further providing for election officers refusing to permit elector to vote in proper party at primaries and repealing provisions relating to elector voting ballot of wrong party at primary.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; and, in penalties, further providing for election officers refusing to permit elector to vote in proper party at primaries and repealing provisions relating to elector voting ballot of wrong party at primary.
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: October 17, 2023
Sponsors
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20 sponsors: Jared Solomon (D); Christopher Rabb (D); Christina Sappey (D); Maureen Madden (D); Michael Zabel (D); James Haddock (D); Arvind Venkat (D); Nancy Guenst (D); Carol Hill-Evans (D); Peter Schweyer (D); Tarik Khan (D); Justin Fleming (D); Mary Isaacson (D); Jeanne McNeill (D); Valerie Gaydos (R); Dan Frankel (D); Melissa Cerrato (D); Paul Friel (D); Heather Boyd (D); Christopher Pielli (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Oct 17, 2023 | Reported as amended |
| House | Oct 17, 2023 | First consideration |
| House | Oct 17, 2023 | Laid on the table |
| House | Apr 24, 2023 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | Absent | Passed | Rating | Comments | |
| House State Government: Adopt Amendment A02572 | 10/17/2023 | 14 | 11 | 0 | Yes |  |
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| House State Government: Report Bill As Amended | 10/17/2023 | 14 | 11 | 0 | Yes | |
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