An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in nomination of candidates, further providing for number of signers required for nomination petitions of candidates at primaries; in ballots, further providing for form of ballots, printing ballots, stubs and numbers, for number of ballots to be printed and specimen ballots and for record of ballots to be kept; in electronic voting systems, further providing for forms, for supplies, preparation of the voting system and of polling places, for election day procedures and the process of voting and for post election procedures; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for voter's certificates, for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges, for admission of electors within enclosed space, for ballots to be issued by election officers only, ballots not to be removed and official ballots only to be deposited or counted and for duties of election officers after the close of the polls in districts in which ballots are used; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for official absentee voters ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for official mail-in elector ballots; and, in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Nov 2019
House Passage
Nov 2019
Senate Passage
Nov 2019
Signed into Law
Nov 2019
Introduced Jan 28, 2019
Signed Nov 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Nov 20, 2019 · House Feb 5, 2019
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Nov 20, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Nov 27, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Nov 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Nov 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Nov 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Nov 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Nov 19, 2019
Introduced
PN 2925 Amended on third consideration
upper
Oct 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
May 8, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
PN 0197 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Gabler
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
Jim Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
Co
Jonathan Fritz
RRepublican
Co
Mark Gillen
RRepublican
Co
Thomas R. Caltagirone
DDemocratic
Co
William C. Kortz
DDemocratic
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