PRINTER'S NO. 701
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
675
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, MASTRIANO, HUTCHINSON, DUSH, STEFANO AND
BARTOLOTTA, MAY 3, 2023
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 3, 2023
AN ACT
Providing for a report by the Department of State on complaints
relating to elections.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Election
Report Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Department." The Department of State of the Commonwealth.
"Election." Any election held under the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code.
Section 3. Report.
(a) General rule.--The department shall submit a report
regarding how the following complaints by individuals registered
to vote in this Commonwealth relating to an election were
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investigated:
(1) Complaints submitted to the Bureau of Commissions,
Elections and Legislation of the department regarding
violations of 52 U.S.C. Ch. 209 (relating to election
administration improvement).
(2) Complaints submitted to the department through the
department's formal election complaint publicly accessible
Internet website.
(3) Complaints submitted to the department through the
publicly accessible election day hotline.
(b) Contents.--The information in the report under
subsection (a) shall include the complaint, polling precinct and
county in which the complaint originated, what actions the
department took to investigate the complaint and the outcome of
the investigation. Anonymous complaints shall be excluded from
the report.
(c) Submission.--Within 45 days of the election, the
department shall submit a report detailing complaints received
to the following:
(1) The President pro tempore of the Senate.
(2) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the
Senate.
(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(4) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives.
(5) The Secretary of the Senate.
(6) The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(7) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
State Government Committee of the Senate.
(8) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
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State Government Committee of the House of Representatives.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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