PENNSYLVANIA, February 10 - PRINTER'S NO. 164

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

93

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY MENSCH, ARNOLD, AUMENT, ARGALL, GORDNER,

MASTRIANO, REGAN AND PITTMAN, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 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 voting by qualified absentee electors, further

providing for applications for official absentee ballots.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1302 of the act of June 3, 1937

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

amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 1302. Applications for Official Absentee Ballots.--*

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(l) If an electronic system under subsection (k) is

available by which a qualified elector may request permanent

absentee voter status, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall

include an option for a qualified elector who has received

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