SB599: In county boards of elections, further providing for expenses of county boards… (Introduced)

SB599

In county boards of elections, further providing for expenses of county boards and of primaries and elections to be paid by county, expenses of special elections and boards to be provided with offices; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for date of application for absentee ballot and for voting by absentee electors; and, in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for voting by mail-in electors.

Pennsylvania SB599 amends election procedures for county boards, absentee, and mail-in voting.

Pennsylvania SB599 amends the Pennsylvania Election Code to provide for county boards of elections to be adequately funded and equipped with offices. It specifies that county commissioners must provide suitable offices for county boards, including branch offices in cities outside the county seat. The bill also modifies absentee and mail-in voting procedures, detailing how and when ballots must be marked, sealed, and returned. It allows for absentee ballots to be delivered by authorized representatives or law enforcement if the elector is unable to appear at the county board office.

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