PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 823, 1019
PRINTER'S NO. 3018
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
847
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY CONKLIN, WAXMAN, GREEN, WEBSTER AND TAKAC,
APRIL 10, 2023
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
APRIL 30, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
and defining membership of county boards of elections;
imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
elections," in preliminary provisions, further providing for
definitions; in voting by qualified absentee electors,
further providing for date of application for absentee
ballot, for approval of application for absentee ballot, for
envelopes for official absentee ballots, for voting by
absentee electors and for canvassing of official absentee
ballots and mail-in ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in
electors, further providing for date of application for mail-
in ballot, for envelopes for official mail-in ballots and for
voting by mail-in electors; and, in Election Integrity Grant
Program, further providing for funding for elections.
AMENDING THE ACT OF JUNE 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, NO.320), ENTITLED
"AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTIONS, INCLUDING GENERAL, MUNICIPAL,
SPECIAL AND PRIMARY ELECTIONS, THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES,
PRIMARY AND ELECTION EXPENSES AND ELECTION CONTESTS; CREATING
AND DEFINING MEMBERSHIP OF COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS;
IMPOSING DUTIES UPON THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH,
COURTS, COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS;
IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE ACT, AND CODIFYING,
REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE LAWS RELATING THERETO; AND
REPEALING CERTAIN ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTS RELATING TO
ELECTIONS," IN VOTING BY QUALIFIED ABSENTEE ELECTORS, FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR CANVASSING OF OFFICIAL ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND
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