PENNSYLVANIA, September 17 - PRINTER'S NO. 1078

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

878

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, STREET, BOSCOLA, GORDNER, STEFANO, DUSH,

MENSCH, COMITTA, BARTOLOTTA, SCHWANK AND LANGERHOLC,

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 17, 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 the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further

providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the

Commonwealth; in voting by qualified absentee electors,

further providing for voting by absentee electors and for

canvassing of official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots;

and, in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further

providing for applications for official mail-in ballots, for

date of application for mail-in ballot and for voting by

mail-in electors.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 201(f.1) of the act of June 3, 1937

(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is

repealed and the section is amended by adding subsections to

read:

Section 201. Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the

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