Designates Election Day as a legal holiday and mandates public buildings be used for polling places when possible.

Pennsylvania HB1158 amends the Pennsylvania Election Code to designate Election Day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, as a legal holiday. The bill also requires county boards of elections to use public buildings, such as schoolhouses and municipal buildings, for polling places whenever possible. If no suitable public buildings are available, portable polling places may be used. The act emphasizes the importance of selecting polling places that ensure an environment free from intimidation and violence for all electors.

Designates Election Day as a legal holiday and mandates public buildings be used for polling places when possible.

Pennsylvania HB1158 amends the Pennsylvania Election Code to designate Election Day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, as a legal holiday. The bill also requires county boards of elections to use public buildings, such as schoolhouses and municipal buildings, for polling places whenever possible. If no suitable public buildings are available, portable polling places may be used. The act emphasizes the importance of selecting polling places that ensure an environment free from intimidation and violence for all electors.