PRINTER'S NO. 1795
No. 1476 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, BELFANTI, LEDERER, YOUNGBLOOD, CALTAGIRONE,
GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HORSEY, WATERS, J. WILLIAMS, MANDERINO,
WASHINGTON AND BISHOP, MAY 2, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 2, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 30, 1995 (P.L.170, No.25), entitled "An
2 act providing for voter registration, for registration
3 commissions, for remedies and for absentee ballots; imposing
4 penalties; making appropriations; and making repeals,"
5 further providing for voter registration application forms.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 301 of the act of June 30, 1995 (P.L.170,
9 No.25), known as the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Act, is
10 amended to read:
11 Section 301. Regulations.
12 The secretary shall promulgate regulations necessary to
13 administer this act. The regulations shall include, but not be
14 limited to, provisions which do all of the following:
15 (1) Provide for applicants to submit their voter
16 registration application to the commission, the Department of
17 Transportation and other agencies designated in section 525.
18 Voter registration application forms shall include boxes for
19 the applicant to check to indicate whether the applicant is
1 African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, non-
2 Hispanic White or other race or ethnic group.
3 (2) Prescribe a procedure for the return of completed
4 voter registration applications from the Department of
5 Transportation, the Department of Public Welfare, armed
6 forces recruitment centers, Offices of the Clerk of Orphan's
7 Court and all other offices under this act to the secretary
8 or the appropriate commission.
9 (3) Prescribe a procedure to conduct a study of the
10 technological needs and other aspects of the development and
11 implementation of a Statewide central registry of registered
12 qualified voters, and the study shall be completed by July 1,
13 1996.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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