PENNSYLVANIA, April 27 - PRINTER'S NO. 673

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

599

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY SANTARSIERO, HUGHES, KANE, COLLETT, COSTA,

KEARNEY, COMITTA, TARTAGLIONE, SAVAL, FONTANA AND SCHWANK,

APRIL 27, 2021

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 27, 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 voting by qualified absentee electors, further

providing for canvassing of official absentee ballots and

mail-in ballots.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1308(g)(1.1) of the act of June 3, 1937

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

amended March 27, 2020 (P.L.41, No.12), is amended to read:

Section 1308. Canvassing of Official Absentee Ballots and

Mail-in Ballots.--* * *

(g) * * *

(1.1) The county board of elections shall meet no earlier

than [seven o'clock A.M. on] twenty-one (21) days prior to

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