PRINTER'S NO. 328
No. 323 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, MELLOW, MUSTO, EARLL, SCHWARTZ,
O'PAKE, HUGHES, KUKOVICH, KASUNIC, COSTA AND LOGAN,
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 6, 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 providing for a centralized voter registration data base.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of June 30, 1995 (P.L.170, No.25), known
9 as the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Act, is amended by adding
10 a section to read:
11 Section 301.1. Centralized voter registration data base.
12 The secretary shall establish a centralized voter
13 registration data base. The data base shall include all
14 necessary voter registration information from every county
15 within this Commonwealth. County election officers shall
16 maintain voter registration records as required by law and
17 transmit data in the manner prescribed by rules and regulations
18 adopted pursuant to this section. The secretary shall adopt
19 rules and regulations to insure the reasonable safety and
1 reliability of the information contained in the central voter
2 registration data base and to prescribe the type of data, the
3 frequency and the manner in which it is transferred to the
4 central location.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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