PENNSYLVANIA, December 10 - PRINTER'S NO. 1264

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

982

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PHILLIPS-HILL, MARTIN, LAUGHLIN,

BARTOLOTTA, MENSCH, J. WARD, SCAVELLO, STEFANO AND AUMENT,

DECEMBER 10, 2021

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 10, 2021

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, providing for public

funding of elections.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known

as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 107. Public Funding of Elections.--(a) The cost and

expense to State and local governments relating to the

registration of voters and the preparation, administration and

conduct of elections in this Commonwealth shall be funded only

upon lawful appropriation of the Federal, State and local

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