PENNSYLVANIA, March 11 - PRINTER'S NO. 395

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

404

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, CAPPELLETTI AND HAYWOOD,

MARCH 11, 2021

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 11, 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 voter's

bill of rights; and, in election districts and polling

places, further providing for public buildings to be used

where possible and portable polling places.

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. Voter's Bill of Rights.--(a) The following

rights are guaranteed to all registered voters in this

Commonwealth:

(1) A voter who is in line at the correct polling place

during the hours the polling place is required by law to be open

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