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Introduced
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
In Committee
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
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 electronic voting systems, further providing for statistical sample.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Pennsylvania Election Code to enhance election integrity by modifying the statistical sampling requirements for vote counting. Specifically, the bill requires county boards of elections to conduct two types of ballot verification: first, a statistical recount of a random sample of ballots using manual, mechanical, or electronic devices different from those used in the original election, covering either 2% of votes cast or 2,000 votes (whichever is smaller); second, the county board must randomly select three precincts during each general, primary, or municipal election and perform a complete hand count of all ballots in those selected precincts. These provisions aim to provide an additional layer of verification and potential error detection in the vote-counting process, helping to ensure the accuracy of election results. The bill will go into effect 60 days after its passage, giving county election boards time to prepare for and implement the new sampling and verification procedures.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (9)
Wendy Fink (R)*,
Marc Anderson (R),
Jake Banta (R),
Aaron Bernstine (R),
Barb Gleim (R),
Joe Hamm (R),
Rob Kauffman (R),
Craig Staats (R),
Dave Zimmerman (R),
Last Action
Referred to State Government (on 04/07/2025)
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