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PA HB 280

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An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing 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; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; and, in penalties, further providing for election officers refusing to permit elector to vote in proper party at primaries and repealing provisions relating to elector voting ballot of wrong party at primary.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Laid on the table
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Jared Solomonprimary
  • Malcolm Kenyattacosponsor
  • Christopher Rabbcosponsor
  • Tarik Khancosponsor
  • Arvind Venkatcosponsor
  • Chris Piellicosponsor
  • Tarah Probstcosponsor
  • Carol Hill-Evanscosponsor
  • Nancy Guenstcosponsor
  • Jim Haddockcosponsor
  • Michael Schlossbergcosponsor
  • Melissa Shustermancosponsor
  • Joe Webstercosponsor
  • Daniel Deasycosponsor
  • Melissa Cerratocosponsor
  • G. Roni Greencosponsor
  • Jennifer O'Maracosponsor
  • Justin Flemingcosponsor
  • Lisa Borowskicosponsor
  • Marylouise Isaacsoncosponsor
  • Tim Brennancosponsor
  • Dan Frankelcosponsor
  • Christina Sappeycosponsor
  • Andre Carrollcosponsor
  • Greg Scottcosponsor
  • Scott Conklincosponsor
  • Jeremy Shaffercosponsor
  • Nikki Riveracosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-22

    Referred to State Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-13

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  3. 2025-05-13

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-05-13

    Laid on the table

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (State Government): Report Bill As Committed

    2025-05-13 · pass · 14-12

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Carol Hill-Evans: yes
    • Heather Boyd: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Nathan Davidson: yes
    • G. Roni Green: yes
    • Nancy Guenst: yes
    • Kristine Howard: yes
    • John Inglis Iii: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Tarah Probst: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Ben Waxman: yes
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Brad Roae: no
    • Jacob Banta: no
    • Scott Barger: no
    • Timothy Bonner: no
    • Marla Brown: no
    • Russ Diamond: no
    • Wendy Fink: no
    • Roman Kozak: no
    • Stephenie Scialabba: no
    • Jeremy Shaffer: no
    • Jamie Walsh: no
    • Eric Weaknecht: no

Related bills

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