Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 2007 — An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in elections districts and polling places, further providing for equipment and arrangement of polling places, guard rail, number of voting compartments of voting machines; in nomination of candidates, further providing for casting of lots for position of names upon the primary ballots or ballot labels and notice to candidates; and, in ballots, further providing for form of official primary ballot.

Last action — PN 2811 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill changes how candidate names are positioned on primary ballots by requiring their order to be randomized within polling places.

  • Section 530

    The position of candidate names for the same office on a ballot shall be randomized between polling places within an election district in accordance with section 915.

    This addition mandates that candidate names are randomized across polling places to enhance electoral fairness.

  • Section 915

    [Casting of Lots for] → Randomized Position of

    This change rephrases the process of determining name order on ballots from 'casting lots' to a 'randomized position'.

  • Section 915

    [casting of lots] → randomization

    This substitution standardizes the terminology to refer to the randomization process instead of casting lots.

  • Section 915

    the order in which the names of said candidates are to appear upon the primary ballots or ballot labels for each polling place, and certify the same for placing upon the official primary ballots or ballot labels. → the order in which the names of said candidates are to appear upon the primary ballots or ballot labels, and certify the same for placing upon the official primary ballots or ballot labels.

    This change removes redundancy and clarifies the certification of candidate name order.

  • Section 1002(b)

    [the casting of lots] → randomization as provided by [this act] section 915.

    This change aligns the ballot instructions with the new randomization process instead of depicting it as a lot casting event.

Action History

  1. PN 2811 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2007?
HB 2007 is sponsored by Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Caltagirone, Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Sturla, Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Dawn W. Keefer (Republican), Mark Rozzi, and Stephen Kinsey.
What is the current status of HB 2007?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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