Pennsylvania HB 669: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, providing for early voting in elections.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 676
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 669
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY O'MARA, RABB, VENKAT, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, KINKEAD,
HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, CIRESI, BOROWSKI, GUENST, HADDOCK,
DONAHUE, SCHLOSSBERG, BRENNAN, FRANKEL, KHAN, FIEDLER,
SHUSTERMAN, FREEMAN, WARREN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FLEMING, OTTEN,
WEBSTER, DEASY, CERRATO, GREEN AND BOYD, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 20, 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," providing for early voting in elections.
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 an
article to read:
ARTICLE XII-A
EARLY VOTING IN ELECTIONS
Section 1201-A. Conduct of early voting.
(a) Authority to conduct.--Each county board shall provide
for a period of early voting in elections as provided for in
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this article.
(b) Issuance of ballots and voting booths.--
(1) If a request is made to vote early by a registered
elector, the county board shall issue a ballot to the
registered elector, except in districts where voting machines
are used in accordance with Article XI, for in-person early
voting. Except as otherwise provided in this article, all
ballots issued to registered electors for early voting must
be voted on the premises of the county board and returned to
the county board.
(2) On the dates for early voting prescribed in section
1203-A, each county board shall provide voting booths with
voting machines and other suitable equipment for voting on
the premises of the county board and at any other early
voting polling place designated by the county board for the
conduct of early voting in accordance with this article.
(c) Maintenance of list.--The county board shall maintain a
list of all registered electors in each election district who
vote during the early voting period. The list must be maintained
for each election district in the county. Before the opening of
the polls on election day, the county board shall deliver to the
judges of elections in each election district the list of
registered electors who have voted by early ballot.
Section 1202-A. Permanent polling places for early voting.
The following shall apply:
(1) A county board may establish permanent polling
places for in-person early voting at locations throughout the
county in which the county board has jurisdiction, including,
but not limited to, any school, county building or any other
office or building owned or maintained by the county. A
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registered elector entitled to early voting may do so at any
polling place established by the county board for early
voting.
(2) During each election, the county board, in a county
with a population of more than 250,000, shall establish at
least one permanent polling place for in-person early voting
at a location within each of the three largest municipalities
within the county board's jurisdiction. If the population of
any of the three largest municipalities in the county is more
than 80,000, the county board shall establish at least two
permanent polling places within the municipality. All
population figures shall be determined by the most recent
Federal decennial census.
(3) During each election, the county board in a county
with a municipality with a population of more than 100,000,
shall establish at least three permanent polling places for
in-person early voting.
(4) During each election, the county board in a county
with a population of more than 100,000 but less than 250,000,
shall establish at least one permanent polling place for in-
person early voting.
(5) The location for early voting may be the county
board's main office or any other location designated by the
county board for early voting. The county board may designate
additional sites for in-person early voting as the county
board deems appropriate.
(6) A permanent polling place designated for early
voting in accordance with this section may not be located
within 1.5 miles of another permanent polling place required
under this section, unless the permanent polling place is
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within a municipal