HB 2329 — An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for voting by absentee electors and for canvassing of official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots; and, in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for voting by mail-in electors.

PRINTER'S NO.   3104

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2329
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY PIELLI, T. DAVIS, SHUSTERMAN, WAXMAN, KHAN,
        KINKEAD, FREEMAN, VENKAT, GUENST, KENYATTA, SANCHEZ,
        BOROWSKI, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MALAGARI AND ABNEY, MARCH 27, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 30, 2026


                                    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 voting by qualified absentee electors, further
12      providing for voting by absentee electors and for canvassing
13      of official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots; and, in
14      voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for
15      voting by mail-in electors.
16      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17   hereby enacts as follows:
18      Section 1.    Sections 1306(c), 1308(g)(1)(ii) and 1306-D(c) of
19   the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the
20   Pennsylvania Election Code, are amended to read:
21      Section 1306.    Voting by Absentee Electors.--* * *
22      (c)   [Except as provided under 25 Pa.C.S. § 3511 (relating to
23   receipt of voted ballot), a] A completed absentee ballot must be
24   received in the office of the county board of elections no later
 1   than [eight o'clock P.M. on the day of the primary or election.]
 2   five o'clock P.M. on the seventh day following the day of the
 3   primary or election. If, at the time of completing the absentee
 4   ballot, the elector declared under penalty of perjury that the
 5   ballot was timely submitted, the ballot may not be rejected on
 6   the basis that it has a late postmark, an unreadable postmark or
 7   no postmark.
 8      Section 1308.    Canvassing of Official Absentee Ballots and
 9   Mail-in Ballots.--* * *
10      (g)    (1)   * * *
11      (ii)    An absentee ballot cast by any absentee elector as
12   defined in section 1301(i), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n), an
13   absentee ballot under section [1302(a.3)] 1302.1(a.3) or a mail-
14   in ballot cast by a mail-in elector shall be canvassed in
15   accordance with this subsection if the absentee ballot or mail-
16   in ballot is received in the office of the county board of
17   elections no later than [eight o'clock P.M. on the day of the
18   primary or election.] five o'clock P.M. on the seventh day
19   following the day of the primary or election. If, at the time of
20   completing the absentee ballot or mail-in ballot, the elector
21   declared under penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely
22   submitted, the ballot may not be rejected on the basis that it
23   has a late postmark, an unreadable postmark or no postmark.
24      * * *
25   Section 1306-D.    Voting by mail-in electors.
26      * * *
27      (c)    Deadline.--[Except as provided under 25 Pa.C.S. § 3511
28   (relating to receipt of voted ballot), a] A completed mail-in
29   ballot must be received in the office of the county board of
30   elections no later than [eight o'clock P.M. on the day of the

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1   primary or election.] five o'clock P.M. on the seventh day
2   following the day of the primary or election. If, at the time of
3   completing the mail-in ballot, the elector declared under
4   penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely submitted, the
5   ballot may not be rejected on the basis that it has a late
6   postmark, an unreadable postmark or no postmark.
7      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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