HB 1160 — 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 statistical sample.

PRINTER'S NO.    1286

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1160
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY FINK, HAMM, KAUFFMAN, BERNSTINE, GLEIM, STAATS,
        ZIMMERMAN AND ANDERSON, APRIL 7, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 7, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
 2      "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
 3      special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
 4      primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
 5      and defining membership of county boards of elections;
 6      imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
 7      courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
 8      imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
 9      revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10      repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11      elections," in electronic voting systems, further providing
12      for statistical sample.
13      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14   hereby enacts as follows:
15      Section 1.    Section 1117-A of act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
16   No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
17   read:
18      Section 1117-A.    Statistical Sample.--The following shall
19   apply:
20      (1)   The county board of elections, as part of the
21   computation and canvass of returns, shall conduct a statistical
22   recount of a random sample of ballots after each election using
23   manual, mechanical or electronic devices of a type different
1   than those used for the specific election. The sample shall
2   include at least two (2) per centum of the votes cast or two
3   thousand (2,000) votes whichever is the lesser.
4      (2)   Each county board of elections shall randomly select
5   three precincts during each general, primary or municipal
6   election and require a hand count of all the ballots in the
7   selected precinct.
8      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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