Jan. 07, 2022
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will take up at its next meeting a series of bills to improve Pennsylvania’s election system and legislation to ensure citizens’ have a much larger say in the redistricting process. The committee will take up the following bills:
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House Bill 1201 would amend the Election Code to shift the duty for determining the wording of the questions and the explanations of ballot questions to the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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House Bill 1614 would require enough ballots to be printed and supplied to each precinct for 50% of all registered voters in that precinct in each party for a primary election, and 100% of all registered voters in that precinct for a general election.
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House Bill 1663 would require voting machines be manufactured in the United States and sold by a vendor with a primary place of business within the United States.
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House Bill 2093 would remove the ability of candidates for school boards to cross-file nomination petitions.
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House Bill 2163 would allow poll watchers, recruited by a candidate, to work in any county where that person is needed and not limited to only the county where the poll watcher resides.
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House Bill 2207 proposes integrated amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, further providing for the Legislative Reapportionment Commission and providing for the Citizens' Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
WHO: Committee Chairman Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) will be joined by members of the committee and authors of the bills.
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 10, at 8 a.m.
WHERE: Room 515 Irvis Office Building,
Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: The meeting will be streamed live at
RepGrove.com.
Media contact: Greg Gross, 717.260.6374,
ggross@pahousegop.com