HB 1488 — An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in dates of elections and primaries and special elections, further providing for elections on proposed constitutional amendments.

PRINTER'S NO.   1742

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1488
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY SANCHEZ, PIELLI, MERSKI, GUENST, VENKAT,
        SCHLOSSBERG, GIRAL, PROBST, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, WARREN,
        CIRESI, DAVIDSON AND GREEN, MAY 19, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 21, 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 dates of elections and primaries and special
12      elections, further providing for elections on proposed
13      constitutional amendments.
14      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15   hereby enacts as follows:
16      Section 1.    Section 605 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
17   No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
18   read:
19      Section 605.    Elections on Proposed Constitutional
20   Amendments.--[Unless the General Assembly shall prescribe
21   otherwise] The General Assembly hereby prescribes that with
22   respect to any particular proposed amendment or amendments and
23   the manner and time of submitting to the qualified electors of
 1   the State any proposed amendment or amendments to the
 2   Constitution for the purpose of ascertaining whether the same
 3   shall be approved by a majority of those voting thereon, the
 4   said amendment or amendments which have heretofore, or which may
 5   hereafter be proposed, and which have not been submitted to the
 6   qualified electors of the State, shall be submitted to the
 7   qualified electors of the State for the purpose aforesaid, at
 8   the first [municipal or] general election at which such
 9   amendment or amendments may be legally submitted to the
10   electors, which election shall occur at least three months after
11   the date upon which such proposed amendment or amendments shall
12   have been agreed to for the second time by a majority of the
13   members elected to each house of the General Assembly, as
14   provided in Article [Eighteen] Eleven, section one of the
15   Constitution. Said election shall be conducted on said election
16   day in the manner prescribed by the provisions of this act. Such
17   proposed constitutional amendments shall be printed on the
18   ballots or ballot labels in brief form to be determined by the
19   Secretary of the Commonwealth with the approval of the Attorney
20   General.
21      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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