HB 2502 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of State and its departmental administrative board, providing for report on implementation of 2020 general primary election.

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37742502 THE2020 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFMIHALEK, PENNSYLVANIAMAY HOUSE12, BILL2020 SessionREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 12, 2020 AN ACT Amending the act of No.April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the Executive Department thereof and the administrative departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, Teachers Colleges;

2502abolishing, 2020creating, INTRODUCEDreorganizing BYor, MIHALEK,or MAYauthorizing 12, 2020 AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MAY 18, 2020 AN ACT Amending the actreorganization of Aprilcertain 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the executive and administrative workdepartments, ofboards, the Commonwealth by the Executive Department thereof and thecommissions; administrative including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or Teachers Colleges;

abolishing, creating, reorganizing or authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative departments, boards, and commissions;

and prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and commissions shall be determined," in powers and itsduties departmentalof administrativethe board,Department providingof fortateState report on implementation of 2020 general primary election.

Report on Implementation of 2020 General Primary Election.--(a) No later than thirty SIXTY days after <-- the 2020 general primary election under Article XVIII-B of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, the Department of State shall issue a report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the State Government Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the State Government Committee of the House of Representatives.

(5) For each county and the sum for this Commonwealth, the 20200HB2502PN3774 - 2 - number of absentee ballots which were voted by the electors.

20200HB2502PN3731 - 2 - (6) For each county and the sum for this Commonwealth, the number of mail-in ballots which were voted by the electors.

20200HB2502PN3774 - 3 - (13) For each county and the sum for this Commonwealth, the 20200HB2502PN3731 - 3 - number of polling places consolidated under section 1802-B of the Pennsylvania Election Code.

20200HB2502PN3774 - 4 - (22) For each county and the sum for this Commonwealth, the 20200HB2502PN3731 - 4 - number of mail-in ballots subject to challenges under paragraph (20) which were not canvassed.

(24) To the extent consistent with Federal and State law, a review of any action taken by the Department of State, county board of elections or registration commission in response to an incident under paragraph (22)(22), (23), including determinations <-- made on the incident, legal actions filed and referrals to law enforcement.

(c) The Department of State shall develop a process to collect data required to be included in the report under subsection (b) from each county board of elections under Article III of the Pennsylvania Election Code or registration commission 20200HB2502PN3774 - 5 - under 25 Pa.C.S.

A county board of 20200HB2502PN3731 - 5 - elections or registration commission shall timely comply with <-- the process for submission of data under this subsection.

NO <-- LATER THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER THE 2020 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION UNDER ARTICLE XVIII-B OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE.

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