Pennsylvania HB 204: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in electronic voting systems, further providing for returns.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 152
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 204
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, GIRAL, SANCHEZ,
HADDOCK, FREEMAN, DONAHUE AND OTTEN, JANUARY 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 17, 2025
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 electronic voting systems, further providing
for returns.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1114-A(b)(1) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 1114-A. Returns.--* * *
(b) (1) All proceedings at the central tabulation center
shall be under the direction of the county board of elections or
of such persons as it may designate and shall be conducted under
the observation of the public insofar as is practical, but no
persons except those authorized for the purpose shall touch any
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ballot or district totals card. All persons who are engaged in
processing and counting the ballots and district totals cards
shall be deputized and take an oath that they will faithfully
perform their assigned duties. Compensation and other payments
received by an individual hired for the sole purpose of
performing duties under this paragraph shall not be deemed
income classified and categorized under section 303 of the act
of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the "Tax Reform Code of
1971."
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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