PRINTER'S NO. 3579
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2542
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, STEHR, M. MACKENZIE, STAATS, COOK, PICKETT,
KUZMA, HAMM, MOUL, FEE, GILLEN, SCIALABBA, ZIMMERMAN,
KAUFFMAN AND MENTZER, AUGUST 21, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 21, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
and defining membership of county boards of elections;
imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
elections," in the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further
providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 201 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 201. Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth.--The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall exercise
in the manner provided by this act all powers granted to him by
this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed upon him by
this act, which shall include the following:
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(i) To establish and maintain a publicly accessible Internet
website for the uniform reporting of preliminary election
results on the date of the election and thereafter until all
results have been certified. The website shall include data for
each race on the number of precincts having results included in
the reported total and the total number of precincts yet to
report votes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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