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25 PA Cons Stat § 1902 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 19 - Provisions Contingent on Federal Law|Section 1902 - Procedure for voting following failure to return notification card

§ 1902. Procedure for voting following failure to return notification card.   (a) Same county.--  (1) A registered elector who has moved from an address in the county covered by a polling place to an address covered by the same polling place shall, notwithstanding failure to notify the commission prior to the date of an election, be permitted to vote in that polling place upon written affirmation by the elector of the change of address before an election official at that polling place. (2) A registered elector who has moved from one address in the county to another address in the same county covered by a different polling place and who has failed to notify the commission of the change of address prior to the date of an election shall be permitted to correct the voting records and vote at the elector's former polling place upon written affirmation by the elector of the new address before an election official at the former polling place.  (b) Different county.--A registered elector who has moved from one county to another county and who has failed to notify the commission of the change of address prior to the date of the election shall be permitted to correct the voting records and vote at the elector's former polling place upon written affirmation by the elector of the new address before an election official at the former polling place. Upon receipt of the written affirmation, the commission shall follow the procedures in this part for change of address to a new county and shall update information contained in its registration records.    Cross References. Section 1902 is referred to in section 1301 of this title.
25 PA Cons Stat § 1903 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 19 - Provisions Contingent on Federal Law|Section 1903 - Incorrect records

§ 1903. Incorrect records.  If registration records incorrectly indicate that a registered elector has moved from an address in the area covered by a polling place, the elector shall, upon written affirmation before an election official at that polling place, be permitted to vote at that polling place. Upon receipt of the written affirmation, the commission shall promptly update information contained in its registration records.
25 PA Cons Stat § 1904 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 19 - Provisions Contingent on Federal Law|Section 1904 - Files

§ 1904. Files.   (a) Cancellation.--If the registration of a registered elector is canceled, the commission shall mark on all registration records of the elector the word "canceled" and the date and cause of cancellation. The commission shall remove any registration records pertaining to the elector. Removed records shall be retained separate from registered electors for five years. The commission shall promptly update information contained in its registration records.  (b) Nonessential records.--Records which are not essential for maintaining the current status of a registered elector may be destroyed by the commission three years from the date the commission marks them as nonessential.
25 PA Cons Stat § 1905 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 19 - Provisions Contingent on Federal Law|Section 1905 - Errors in cancellation

§ 1905. Errors in cancellation.   (a) Petition.--If the registration of an elector has been canceled through error, the elector may petition the registration commission for reinstatement.  (b) Time.--The petition must be filed by the tenth day preceding an election.  (c) Action.--  (1) The commission shall hold a hearing on the petition. (2) If the commission finds that there was an error, the commission shall reinstate the registration and shall promptly update information contained in its registration records.
25 PA Cons Stat § 1906 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 19 - Provisions Contingent on Federal Law|Section 1906 - Termination of chapter

§ 1906. Termination of chapter.   (a) Notice.--If the Secretary of the Commonwealth determines that the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-31, 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg et seq.) no longer prohibits cancellation of registration of electors for Federal office because of failure to vote, the secretary shall transmit notice of the determination to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.  (b) Effect of notice.--This chapter shall terminate upon publication of the notice under subsection (a).
25 PA Cons Stat § 3302 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 33 - Voting Procedures|Section 3302 - Application for absentee ballots

§ 3302. Application for absentee ballots.   (a) General rule.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Part IV (relating to voter registration) or the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, the following persons may make application for an absentee ballot by sending a letter or other signed document to the county board of elections in the county in which the person's voting address is located: (1) A registered elector who is unable to attend the polling place on the day of any primary or election because of illness or physical disability. (2) A registered elector who expects to be absent from this Commonwealth or the municipality of residence because duties, occupation or business require the elector to be elsewhere the day of any primary or election. (3) A county employee who cannot vote due to duties relating to the conduct of elections. (4) A person who will not attend a polling place because of an observance of a religious holiday.  (b) Contents of letter or document.--The letter or document under subsection (a) shall provide the same information as is provided on forms prescribed by the secretary.  (c) Review and processing.--The letter or document shall be subject to the same schedule as other applications for absentee ballots and upon receipt by the county board of elections shall be reviewed and processed in the same fashion as other applications for absentee ballots.  (d) Application prepared by political party.--An absentee ballot application form containing the same information as that contained on the form prescribed by the secretary, which was prepared or distributed by a political party and signed by a registered elector, shall be deemed for all purposes as valid and shall be reviewed and processed by the county board of elections in the same manner as applications on forms prescribed by the secretary and supplied by the county board of elections.    Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 6 of Act 3 of 2002 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of Pennsylvania Voter Registration Act.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3501 - Short title of chapter

§ 3501. Short title of chapter.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3503 - Duties and responsibilities of secretary

§ 3503. Duties and responsibilities of secretary. (a) Responsible official.--The secretary is the official in the Commonwealth responsible for implementing this chapter and the Commonwealth's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (Public Law 99-410, 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff et seq.).  (b) Information to covered voters.--The secretary shall make available to covered voters information regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots.  (c) Other duties.--The secretary shall do all of the following:  (1) Establish an electronic transmission system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots and other information under this chapter.  (2) Develop standardized absentee-voting materials and their electronic equivalents, authentication materials and voting instructions to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this Commonwealth.  (3) To the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other states to carry out the provisions of this subsection.  (4) Prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by a covered voter who does not use the Federal write-in absentee ballot in accordance with the following:  (i) The declaration shall require the covered voter to swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, specific representations pertaining to the voter's:  (A) identity; (B) eligibility to vote; (C) status as a covered voter; and (D) timely and proper completion of a military-overseas ballot. (ii) The declaration shall be based on the FWAB declaration, as modified to be consistent with this chapter.  (iii) The secretary shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required.    Cross References. Section 3503 is referred to in sections 3502, 3505, 3506 of this title.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3504 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3504 - (Reserved)

§ 3504. (Reserved).
25 PA Cons Stat § 3505 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3505 - Registering to vote

§ 3505. Registering to vote. (a) General rule.--A covered voter who desires to vote in an election but who is not registered must register to vote within the time periods required by the Election Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(2) or any other law, neither an active uniformed-service voter nor a veteran of a uniformed service who is bedridden or hospitalized due to illness or physical disability shall be required to register to vote prior to or simultaneous with the submission of a military-overseas ballot.  (b) Simultaneous registration.-- (1) A covered voter may use the Federal postcard application to register to vote and to apply for a military-overseas ballot at the same time.  (2) A uniformed-service voter may use the Federal write-in absentee ballot to register to vote and to vote at the same time.  (3) The use of the Federal postcard application under paragraph (1) and the Federal write-in absentee ballot under paragraph (2) to register to vote is in addition to any other registration method allowed by law.  (c) Electronic transmission system.--The secretary shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in section 3503(c) (relating to duties and responsibilities of secretary) is capable of accepting a Federal postcard application and any other approved electronic registration application sent to the appropriate county election board. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to register to vote.  (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall require a covered voter to register to vote, prior to or concurrently with voting, if the covered voter is otherwise entitled under applicable provisions of the Election Code or any other statute to vote without registering.    Cross References. Section 3505 is referred to in section 3506 of this title.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3506 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3506 - Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot

§ 3506. Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.   (a) Registered voters.--A covered voter who is registered to vote in this Commonwealth may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the absentee ballot application provided under the Election Code or the Federal postcard application.  (b) Nonregistered voters.--A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this Commonwealth may use a Federal postcard application to simultaneously register to vote under section 3505 (relating to registering to vote) and to apply for a military-overseas ballot.  (c) Electronic transmission system.--  (1) The secretary shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in section 3503(c) (relating to duties and responsibilities of secretary) is capable of accepting the submission of both a Federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-﻿overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate county election board. (2) The covered voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.  (d) Use of Federal write-in absentee ballot.--A uniformed-﻿service voter may use the Federal write-in absentee ballot to apply for a military-overseas ballot and to vote at the same time.  (e) Status of a covered voter.--To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter must inform the appropriate county election board that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate county election board that a voter is a covered voter include all of the following: (1) The use of a Federal postcard application or Federal write-in absentee ballot. (2) The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application. (3) The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.  (f) Construction.--Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a covered voter from voting absentee under applicable provisions of the Election Code.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3507 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3507 - Timeliness and scope of ballot application

§ 3507. Timeliness and scope of ballot application.   (a) General rule.--A covered voter may apply at any time before an election for a military-overseas ballot.  (b) Standing request.--  (1) An application for a military-overseas ballot for a primary election shall be considered a standing request for a military-overseas ballot for a special election, a general election or a municipal election, occurring subsequently to the primary election in the same calendar year. (2) A county election board shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a voter who makes a standing request for each election to which the request is applicable.  (c) E-mail address information.--  (1) A county election board shall provide an opportunity for each covered voter who registers to vote after the effective date of this section to furnish the county election board with an e-mail address unless the information has already been provided by the covered voter. A separate mailing shall not be required for the county election board to comply with this paragraph. Any contact the county election board has with a covered voter who registers to vote after the effective date of this section in which the voter's e-mail address is requested is sufficient. (2) An e-mail address provided by a covered voter may not be made available to the public or any individual or organization other than an authorized agent of the county election board and shall be exempt from disclosure under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law. (3) The e-mail address may be used only for official communication with the voter about the voting process, including transmitting military-overseas ballots and ballot materials, if the voter has requested electronic transmission, and verifying the voter's mailing address and physical location. (4) A special request for an e-mail address shall describe the purposes for which the e-mail address may be used and include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the e-mail address is prohibited.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3508 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3508 - Transmission of unvoted ballots

§ 3508. Transmission of unvoted ballots.   (a) General rule.--Subject to subsection (b), for an election for which the Commonwealth has not received a waiver under section 102(g)(2) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (Public Law 99-410, 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff-1(g)(2)), the following apply: (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), not later than 45 days before the election, the county election board in each jurisdiction participating in the election shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters who by that date submit a valid military-overseas ballot application. Notwithstanding 1 Pa.C.S. § 1908 (relating to computation of time), if the 45th day before the election is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the ballot and materials shall be transmitted not later than the business day preceding the 45th day. (2) If the calling of a special election would make it impossible to comply with paragraph (1), the county election board shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials within five days following receipt of the county election board's receipt of the information necessary to prepare the ballots and materials.  (b) Covered voters in extremely remote or isolated areas.--  (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), not later than 50 days before a primary election and not later than 70 days before a general election or a municipal election, the county election board in each jurisdiction participating in the election shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters in extremely remote or isolated areas, as those terms are defined or used by the Department of Defense, who by that date submit a valid military-overseas ballot application. Notwithstanding 1 Pa.C.S. § 1908, if the 50th day or the 70th day preceding the applicable election is a weekend or holiday, ballots and materials shall be transmitted not later than the business day preceding the 50th or 70th day, respectively. (2) If the calling of a special election would make it impossible to comply with paragraph (1), the county election board shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials within five days following receipt of the county election board's receipt of the information necessary to prepare the ballots and materials.  (c) Method of transmission.--A covered voter may request that a ballot and balloting materials be sent to the voter by mail or by Internet delivery. The county election board shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials to the voter using the means of transmission chosen by the voter.  (d) Receipt of additional applications.--If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after the county election board begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials to voters, the county election board shall transmit a ballot and ballot materials to the voter not later than 48 hours after the application is received.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3509 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3509 - Timely casting of ballot

§ 3509. Timely casting of ballot. To be valid: (1) a military-overseas ballot must be received by the appropriate county election board not later than the close of the polls; or  (2) the voter must submit the ballot for mailing or other authorized means of delivery not later than 11:59 p.m. at the place where the voter completes the ballot on the date immediately preceding the date of the election.    Cross References. Section 3509 is referred to in section 3511 of this title.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3510 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3510 - Federal write-in absentee ballot

§ 3510. Federal write-in absentee ballot.  A covered voter may use a Federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot measures in an election.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3511 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3511 - Receipt of voted ballot

§ 3511. Receipt of voted ballot.   (a) Delivery governs.--A valid military-overseas ballot cast under section 3509 (relating to timely casting of ballot) shall be counted if it is delivered by 5 p.m. on the seventh day following the election to the address that the appropriate county election board has specified.  (b) Rule regarding postmarks.--If, at the time of completing a military-overseas ballot and balloting materials, the voter has declared under penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely submitted, the ballot may not be rejected on the basis that it has a late postmark, an unreadable postmark or no postmark.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3512 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3512 - Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot

§ 3512. Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot.  The secretary, in coordination with county election boards, shall implement an electronic free-access system by which a covered voter may determine by telephone, e-mail or Internet website whether: (1) the voter's Federal postcard application or other registration or military-overseas ballot application has been received and accepted; and (2) the voter's military-overseas ballot has been received and the current status of the ballot.
25 PA Cons Stat § 3513 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 25 - ELECTIONS|Chapter 35 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 3513 - (Reserved)

§ 3513. (Reserved).