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House Bill 979
2023-2024 Regular Session
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.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Photo of Representative Representative Jared Solomon
Representative Jared Solomon
D House District 202
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Representative Rep. Christopher Rabb
Rep. Christopher Rabb
D House District 200
Photo of Representative Rep. Christina Sappey
Rep. Christina Sappey
D House District 158
Photo of Representative Rep. Maureen Madden
Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115
Photo of Representative Rep. Mike Zabel
Rep. Mike Zabel
D House District 163
Photo of Representative Rep. Jim Haddock
Rep. Jim Haddock
D House District 118
Photo of Representative Rep. Arvind Venkat
Rep. Arvind Venkat
D House District 30
Photo of Representative Rep. Nancy Guenst
Rep. Nancy Guenst
D House District 152
Photo of Representative Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95
Photo of Representative Rep. Peter Schweyer
Rep. Peter Schweyer
D House District 134
Photo of Representative Rep. Tarik Khan
Rep. Tarik Khan
D House District 194
Photo of Representative Rep. Justin Fleming
Rep. Justin Fleming
D House District 105
Photo of Representative Rep. MaryLouise Isaacson
Rep. MaryLouise Isaacson
D House District 175
Photo of Representative Rep. Jeanne McNeill
Rep. Jeanne McNeill
D House District 133
Photo of Representative Rep. Valerie Gaydos
Rep. Valerie Gaydos
R House District 44
Photo of Representative Rep. Dan Frankel
Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23
Photo of Representative Rep. Melissa Cerrato
Rep. Melissa Cerrato
D House District 151
Photo of Representative Rep. Paul Friel
Rep. Paul Friel
D House District 26
Photo of Representative Rep. Heather Boyd
Rep. Heather Boyd
D House District 163
Photo of Representative Rep. Chris Pielli
Rep. Chris Pielli
D House District 156
Photo of Representative Rep. Tim Brennan
Rep. Tim Brennan
D House District 29
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Laid on the table, Oct. 17, 2023 House
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1000 Referred to State Government, April 24, 2023
2158 Reported as amended, Oct. 17, 2023
First consideration, Oct. 17, 2023
Laid on the table, Oct. 17, 2023
Printers Numbers
Oct 17, 2023
PN 2158
Apr 24, 2023
PN 1000
Votes
Committee Meetings
Voting meeting on HB 976, HB 979, HR 231, HR 233 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 976, HB 979, HR 231, HR 233 and any other business that may come before the committee.

State Government Subcommittee on Campaign Finance & Elections
Public hearing on Testimony relating to Open Primaries, in concept, and specifically on HB 976 (Rep. Marla Brown) and HB 979 (Rep. Jared Solomon).
Public hearing on Testimony relating to Open Primaries, in concept, and specifically on HB 976 (Rep. Marla Brown) and HB 979 (Rep. Jared Solomon).
Statute References

This bill amends the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.0320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code". Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.


House Bill 979
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
SOLOMON, RABB, SAPPEY, MADDEN, ZABEL, HADDOCK, VENKAT, GUENST, HILL-EVANS, SCHWEYER, KHAN, FLEMING, ISAACSON, McNEILL, GAYDOS, FRANKEL, CERRATO, FRIEL, BOYD, PIELLI, BRENNAN

Short Title
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 * * *

Memo Subject
Your Vote Shouldn't Cost Your Job

Actions
1000 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, April 24, 2023
2158 Reported as amended, Oct. 17, 2023
First consideration, Oct. 17, 2023
Laid on the table, Oct. 17, 2023

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