Pennsylvania HB 2327: An Act providing for the establishment, conduct and composition of the Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission, for adoption of congressional district maps, for prioritized redistricting criteria, for failure to adopt final congressional district map and for judicial review.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3102
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2327
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY INGLIS, SANCHEZ AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MARCH 27, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 30, 2026
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; and, in county boards of elections, further
providing for powers and duties of county boards.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 201 and 302 of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, are
amended by adding subsections to read:
Section 201. Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth.--The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall exercise
in the manner provided by this act all powers granted to him by
this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed upon him by
this act, which shall include the following:
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(f.3) To develop a uniform naming convention for election
districts that each county board of elections shall follow.
(f.4) To update the naming convention described in
subsection (f.3), as needed.
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Section 302. Powers and Duties of County Boards.--The county
boards of elections, within their respective counties, shall
exercise, in the manner provided by this act, all powers granted
to them by this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed
upon them by this act, which shall include the following:
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(a.1) To assign and input election district names as
determined by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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