THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, MAY 11, 2010

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 11, 2010  

AN ACT

Permitting supervised children to observe polling places.

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 Voting

Observation for Children Act.

Section 2.  Observation.

(a)  Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of

the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the

Pennsylvania Election Code, a local judge of elections may

permit a group of supervised children to observe a polling

place.

(b)  Conditions.--The following conditions apply:

(1)  The group must be observing the polling place as

part of a school curriculum.

(2)  The teacher or group leader must provide advance

notice to the local judge of elections for approval of the

observation.

(c)  Time and size.--

(1)  The observation shall occur at an off-peak or other

time that will ensure as little disruption in voting to the

public as possible.

(2)  The local judge of election shall limit the size of

the observing group and the group's supervisors as needed

based on the size of the polling location.

Section 10.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.