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.

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
 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 returns.
13      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14   hereby enacts as follows:
15      Section 1.    Section 1114-A(b)(1) of the act of June 3, 1937
16   (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
17   amended to read:
18      Section 1114-A.    Returns.--* * *
19      (b)   (1)   All proceedings at the central tabulation center
20   shall be under the direction of the county board of elections or
21   of such persons as it may designate and shall be conducted under
22   the observation of the public insofar as is practical, but no
23   persons except those authorized for the purpose shall touch any
 1   ballot or district totals card. All persons who are engaged in
 2   processing and counting the ballots and district totals cards
 3   shall be deputized and take an oath that they will faithfully
 4   perform their assigned duties. Compensation and other payments
 5   received by an individual hired for the sole purpose of
 6   performing duties under this paragraph shall not be deemed
 7   income classified and categorized under section 303 of the act
 8   of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the "Tax Reform Code of
 9   1971."
10      * * *
11      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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