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Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.1 - General

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(a) Every political
				  committee and candidate shall file cumulative annual Campaign Finance Reports
				  on the current version of Form DSEB-502, as described in §
										177.9 (relating to official
				  forms).
(b) Each treasurer of a
				  political committee and each candidate which receives contributions or makes
				  expenditures or incurs liabilities exceeding the sum of $250 shall file
				  Campaign Finance Reports on the current version of Form DSEB- 502, as described
				  in §
										177.9, with the Secretary or the
				  respective county board of elections, or both.
(c) A treasurer of a political committee or a
				  candidate which receives contributions or makes expenditures or incurs
				  liabilities in an amount not exceeding the sum of $250 shall file a sworn
				  statement to that effect on the current version of Form DSEB-503, as described
				  in § 177.9, with the Secretary or the respective county board of
				  elections, or both.
(1) Treasurers of
				  political committees and candidates, including those who have authorized
				  political committees, are required to file reports or statements.
(2) A treasurer of a political committee and
				  a candidate who receives no contributions or makes no expenditures or incurs no
				  liabilities shall file a sworn statement to that effect with the Secretary or
				  the respective county board of elections, or both. These statements shall be
				  filed at the reporting times prescribed in section 1626 of the Pennsylvania
				  Election Code (25 P. S. §
												3246) and §
											177.3 (relating to filing
				  dates).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.2 - Form and content of reports

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(a) The
				  Campaign Finance Reports shall be filed on the current version of Form
				  DSEB-502, which may be obtained from the Secretary or any county board of
				  elections.
(b) The Campaign Finance
				  Report, to be signed and sworn to by the individual submitting the report,
				  shall include the following:
(1) The full
				  name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer, if any, or the
				  principal place of business, if self-employed, of each person who has made one
				  or more contributions to or for the committee or candidate within the reporting
				  period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $250, together with the
				  amount and date of the contributions. The accuracy of the information furnished
				  to the candidate or committee shall be the responsibility of the
				  contributor.
(2) The full name and
				  mailing address of each person who has made one or more contributions to or for
				  the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount
				  or value in excess of $50, together with the amount and date of the
				  contributions. The accuracy of the information furnished by the contributor
				  shall be the responsibility of the contributor.
(3) The total sum of individual contributions
				  made to or for the committee or candidate during the reporting period and not
				  reported under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(4) Every expenditure, the date made, the
				  full name and address of the person to whom made, and the purpose for which the
				  expenditure was made. Each Campaign Finance Report of a political committee
				  shall itemize only those expenditures made to influence the election or defeat
				  of a candidate for nomination or election in this Commonwealth or a question
				  appearing on the ballot in this Commonwealth and all other expenditures made
				  outside this Commonwealth, not relevant to elections within this Commonwealth,
				  shall be aggregated and reported as one lump sum.
(5) Unpaid debts and liabilities, with the
				  nature and amount of each, the date incurred and the full name and address of
				  the person owed.
(6) The account
				  shall include an unexpended balance of contributions or other receipts
				  appearing from the last account filed.
(7) In addition, the Independent Expenditure
				  Reports on the current version of Form DSEB-505, as described in §
											177.9 (relating to official forms),
				  filed by persons making independent expenditures shall contain the name of the
				  candidates or questions supported or opposed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.3 - Filing dates

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(a)
Preelection report.
Preelection reports shall conform with the
				  following:
(1) Candidates for Statewide
				  offices and political committees supporting such candidates shall file an
				  initial preelection report not later than 45 days before the election. This
				  initial preelection report shall indicate receipts and expenditures as of 50
				  days before the election.
(2)
				  Candidates for Statewide offices and political committees supporting these
				  candidates shall file a subsequent preelection report not later than 10 days
				  before the election. This report shall indicate receipts and expenditures as of
				  15 days before the election.
(3)
				  Candidates for offices which are not Statewide and political committees
				  supporting these candidates shall file a preelection report not later than 10
				  days prior to the election. This report shall indicate receipts and
				  expenditures as of 15 days before the election.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.4 - Places of filing

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(a) A
				  candidate, individual or political committee required to file a statement or
				  report shall file that statement or report with the Secretary where any of the
				  following occur:
(1) The candidate,
				  individual or political committee has filed or would have filed a nomination
				  paper, nomination certificate or nomination petition with the Secretary.
				  Candidates who must file with the Secretary include those for the Governor,
				  Lieutenant Governor, the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Auditor General, State
				  Treasurer, Attorney General, Judges of Supreme Court, Superior Court,
				  Commonwealth Court, Courts of Common Pleas, Municipal Court, Traffic
				  Court.
(2) The statement or report
				  concerns a Statewide issue.
(3) The
				  statement or report of a political committee concerns both candidates who file
				  for nomination with the Secretary and candidates who file with a County Board
				  of Elections.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.5 - Residual funds

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(a) A candidate
				  or political committee with funds remaining after it has made valid
				  expenditures including contributions to other political committees shall use
				  its remaining funds to reimburse the contributors on a pro rata
				  basis.
(b) A final Annual Campaign
				  Financial Report shall be filed by January 31, following final disbursement of
				  residual funds.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.6 - Late filing

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(a) Each
				  candidate or treasurer of a political committee shall be personally liable for
				  the late filing fees incurred as a result of the untimely filing of statements
				  of expenditures and contributions or reports. The fee shall be computed as
				  follows:
(1) Ten dollars for each day or part
				  of a day excluding Sundays and holidays that a report is overdue.
(2) An additional $10 for each of the first 6
				  days that a report is overdue.
(3)
				  Two hundred and fifty dollars is the maximum fee payable for a report that is
				  overdue.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.7 - Notice of late filing fees and enforcement provisions

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(a)
Notice.
Notice of late
				  filing fee shall conform with the following:
(1) Within 6 days following the due date for
				  each report and statement required to be filed by this chapter, the supervisory
				  officer will send notice to each candidate or treasurer of a political
				  committee who failed to file the report or statement required setting forth the
				  method for calculating late fees and indicating the current accumulated late
				  fee liability. The notice will also state that the late fee will continue to
				  accrue until the report is filed or until the maximum fee is reached, whichever
				  occurs first, and that this fee is the personal liability of the candidate or
				  treasurer. The notice will also state that failure to comply will be brought
				  before a district justice or municipal court Judge.
(2) If a candidate or treasurer of a
				  political committee files the required report on or before the date on which
				  the maximum late fee accrues but still maintains a late fee liability the
				  supervisory officer will send notice by certified mail to the candidate or
				  treasurer within 10 days of the receipt of the report stating that the fee must
				  be paid in full within 10 days and that failure to pay the late fee within this
				  period will cause the records of the violation to be forwarded to the District
				  Justice or Municipal Court Judge.
(3) If the maximum late fee accrues, the
				  supervisory officer will, within 3 days, send notice by certified mail to the
				  candidate or treasurer stating that information regarding this violation has
				  been forwarded to the appropriate enforcement official with prosecutorial
				  powers and that information regarding collection of the late fee has been
				  forwarded to the District Justice or Municipal Court Judge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.8 - Certificate of filing

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No candidate shall be deemed elected nor take office until
					 the Secretary or respective County Board of Elections certifies that all
					 reports and statements due have been filed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 177 - REPORTS BY CANDIDATES, POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS › Section 177.9 - Official forms

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(a) The
				  following official forms have been promulgated under the provisions in this
				  chapter:
(1) Form DSEB-500 (Political
				  Committee Registration Statement) as required by §
											§
											176.1-176.3 (relating to registration of
				  political committees; forms and filing; and change or correction in
				  information).
(2) Form DSEB-501
				  (Authorization For a Political Committee To Receive Funds On Behalf of a
				  Candidate) as required by §
											176.8 (relating to authorization of
				  political committees).
(3) Form
				  DSEB-502 (Campaign Finance Report) as required by §
											§
											177.1(a) and (b)
				  and 177.2 (relating to general; and
				  form and content of reports).
(4)
				  Form DSEB-503 (Campaign Finance Statement) as required by §
				  177.1(c).
(5) Form DSEB-504
				  (Contributions By Non-bid Contract Recipients) as required by §
											174.1 (relating to business
				  entity).
(6) Form DSEB-505
				  (Independent Expenditure Report) as required by §
											§ 177.1(f) and
				  177.2(b)(7).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 178 - ACTIVITIES OF STATE AND NATIONAL BANKS, CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › Section 178.1 - Prohibitions on contributions and expenditures

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(a) Only corporations formed primarily for
				  political purposes or as political committees may make contributions or
				  expenditures in connection with the election of a candidate or for any
				  political purpose.
(b) No National
				  or State bank or an unincorporated association may make contributions or
				  expenditures in connection with the election of a candidate or for a political
				  purpose; except that National and State banks, corporations and unincorporated
				  associations can make expenditures relating to questions to be voted on by the
				  electors of the Commonwealth.
(c)
				  No candidate or political committee or other person may knowingly receive or
				  accept a contribution prohibited by this chapter.
(d) No officer or director of any
				  corporation, National or State bank, or any unincorporated association shall
				  consent to any contribution or expenditure by the corporation, National or
				  State bank, or unincorporated association prohibited by this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 178 - ACTIVITIES OF STATE AND NATIONAL BANKS, CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › Section 178.2 - Loans by National or State banks

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(a) National or State banks may make loans in
				  accordance with applicable banking laws and regulations in the ordinary course
				  of business.
(b) Loans by National
				  or State banks shall be included in the reports filed by candidates and
				  political committees.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 178 - ACTIVITIES OF STATE AND NATIONAL BANKS, CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › Section 178.3 - Communications

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(a) A corporation
				  may make direct private communications to its stockholders and their families
				  on any subject.
(b) An
				  unincorporated association may make direct private communications to its
				  members and their families on any subject.
(c) A corporation may conduct nonpartisan
				  registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns aimed at its stockholders and their
				  families.
(d) An unincorporated
				  association may conduct nonpartisan registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns
				  aimed at its members and their families.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 178 - ACTIVITIES OF STATE AND NATIONAL BANKS, CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › Section 178.4 - Separate political funds

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Corporations and unincorporated associations may expend
					 their own funds to establish and administer funds for political
					 purposes.
(1) Each political fund
				  shall be separate and segregated from any other account of the corporation or
				  unincorporated association.
(2)
				  Each political fund shall be created by voluntary individual contributions
				  including those solicited by the corporation or unincorporated
				  association.
(3) Each political
				  fund shall be deemed to be a political committee and subject to the same
				  requirements as political committees.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 179 - LOBBYISTS › Section 179.1 - Registration of lobbyists

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(a) A
				  lobbyist who gives a contribution or pledge of any amount to a candidate shall
				  file a Registration Statement with the Secretary or the respective County Board
				  of Elections, as appropriate, within 20 days after the date on which the
				  lobbyist makes the contribution or pledge.
(b) Each Registration Statement shall contain
				  the following information:
(1) The full name,
				  mailing address and phone number of the lobbyist.
(2) The name, address and relationship of
				  other affiliated or connected organizations.
(3) The candidates, if any, and their names
				  and addresses.
(4) The ballot
				  question, if any, which the lobbyist intends to support or oppose.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 179 - LOBBYISTS › Section 179.2 - Reporting by lobbyists

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A lobbyist who gives a contribution or pledge of any amount
					 to a candidate shall report under Chapter 177 (relating to reports by
					 candidates, political committees and other persons).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 180 - UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTIONS › Section 180.1 - Contributions by agents

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No person may make a contribution for another person, firm
					 or corporation. Every contribution shall be made in the contributor's own
					 name.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 180 - UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTIONS › Section 180.2 - Anonymous contributions

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No candidate or political committee may disburse money
					 received from an anonymous source. All money received from an anonymous source
					 shall be remitted to the State Treasurer within 20 days of
					 receipt.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 180 - UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTIONS › Section 180.3 - Currency contributions

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(a) No
				  one may make currency contributions totaling more than $100 to or for the
				  benefit of any one candidate.
(b)
				  No candidate or political committee may accept currency contributions totaling
				  more than $100 for the benefit of any one candidate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart D - ELECTIONS › Chapter 181 - ADVERTISING › Section 181.1 - Identification

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(a) Whenever a
				  person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing communications
				  expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a position on
				  ballot questions through a broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor
				  advertising facility, direct mailing or other type of general public political
				  advertising, the communication:
(1) If
				  authorized by the candidate, his authorized political committee or their
				  agents, shall clearly and conspicuously state that the communication has been
				  authorized.
(2) If not authorized
				  by a candidate, his authorized political committee or their agents, shall
				  clearly and conspicuously state the name of the person who made or financed the
				  expenditure for the communication, including, in the case of a political
				  committee, the name of any affiliated or connected organization.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.2 - Schedule for connection to the SURE system

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(a) Phase 1 counties shall be connected to
				  the SURE system by December 31, 2002.
(b) Phase 2 counties shall be connected to
				  the SURE system by the May 20, 2003, municipal primary.
(c) Phase 3 counties shall be connected to
				  the SURE system by the November 4, 2003, municipal election. Phase 3 counties
				  shall be connected in the following order:
(1) Group 1.
(2) Group 2.
(3) Group 3.
(4) Group 4.
(5) Group 5.
(6) Group 6.
(7) Group 7.
(8) Group 8.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.3 - Residence of applicants or registrants

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(a) The following rules shall apply in
				  determining residence of applicants or registrants.
(1) A registrant may not claim more than one
				  place of residency for voter registration purposes.
(2) A registrant who registers to vote at a
				  different residence loses residence for voter registration purposes in the
				  place of former residence.
(3) An
				  applicant without a specific address may indicate on the map of the VRMA where
				  the applicant lives. If the applicant has no permanent address, the applicant
				  shall do the following:
(i) Note on the map
				  the place where the applicant spends most of his time, which shall serve as the
				  applicant's residence.
(ii) Provide
				  a mailing address, which may be a post office box, general delivery at a post
				  office or a shelter where the applicant spends time.
(4) An applicant who is a student at an
				  institution of higher education located within this Commonwealth, may register
				  in the district in which the applicant resides while attending the
				  institution.
(5) In determining
				  eligibility under section 1301(a) of the act (relating to qualifications to
				  register), residence begins on the day when the applicant commences to
				  physically reside within the district and includes the day of the next
				  election. A commission may use a copy of a current utility bill, bank
				  statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows
				  the name and address of the applicant or registrant as evidence in determining
				  residency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.5 - Uniform procedures for the commissions relating to accepting or rejecting applications on the SURE system

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(a)
				  A commission shall be responsible for making the final decision to accept or
				  reject an applicant's application to register to vote in accordance with
				  section 1328 of the act (relating to approval of registration
				  applications).
(b) A commission
				  shall verify the signature of a registrant in the following manner:
(1) If a registrant, either in person or in
				  writing, requests a change of name, party affiliation, or address within the
				  same county, the commission shall attempt to verify the signature of the
				  voter.
(2) If the commission
				  verifies that the signature is valid and from the registrant in question, the
				  commission shall:
(i) Make the
				  change.
(ii) Send the registrant,
				  by nonforwardable mail, a voter identification card that reflects the change,
				  as provided by section 1328(c) of the act.
(3) If the commission is not satisfied that
				  the request is from the registrant in question, the commission shall mail a
				  notice to the applicant, directing the applicant to appear at the office of the
				  commission to answer, under oath, any questions that the commission considers
				  necessary. If the applicant fails to appear as directed, the commission may not
				  make the change requested, and shall inform the applicant in writing of this
				  decision.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.7 - Uniform procedures for the commissions relating to the manner and time frame for updating information in the sure system

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(a) The following information shall be
				  processed within 14 days of receipt by the commission:
(1) Initial PENNDOT applications.
(2) VRMAs.
(3) PENNDOT changes of address from the
				  Department.
(4) PENNDOT changes of
				  address transferred from other counties.
(5) Correspondence from registrants according
				  to voter removal programs in accordance with section 1901 of the act (relating
				  to removal of electors).
(6)
				  Transfers in accordance with section 1502 of the act (relating to transfer of
				  registration).
(7) The Deceased
				  Voter's List received from the Department of Health in accordance with section
				  1505 of the act (relating to death of registrant).
(8) Other updates to a registrant's
				  record.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.8 - Uniform procedures for the commissions relating to the manner and form of communications between commissions and between the Department and a commission

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(a) After
				  the Secretary certifies that all counties have been connected to the SURE
				  system, the commissions shall use the SURE system as the primary means of
				  communication between the commissions.
(b) Once the Secretary certifies that all
				  counties have been connected to the SURE system, the SURE system shall serve as
				  the primary means of communication between the Department and a commission with
				  regard to voter registration.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.9 - Training requirements for the commissions and their employees

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(a) Registrars,
				  employees and clerks of a commission who are responsible for voter registration
				  shall attend the Department's initial training sessions on the SURE system
				  according to the SURE implementation schedule prior to the commission's
				  connection to the SURE system. Upon completion of the initial training,
				  attendees will be certified by the Department. The Department will notify the
				  commission at least 2 weeks prior to its training session.
(b) In addition to the training required in
				  subsection (a), registrars and the employees and clerks of a commission who are
				  responsible for voter registration may be required to complete additional
				  training at other times and places as determined by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.10 - Standardized forms

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(a) A
				  commission shall use the following forms only in a form prepared or approved by
				  the Department:
(1) The VRMA.
(2) Blank voter registration application
				  forms, which a private organization or individual may print at its expense,
				  provided that the form, content and copy have received prior approval from the
				  Department, in accordance with section 1327(a)(8) of the act (relating to
				  preparation and distribution of applications).
(3) Voter identification card.
(4) Rejection notice.
(5) Confirmation notice.
(6) District registers generated by the SURE
				  system that are sent to polling places on election day.
(7) All forms prepared by the Department or
				  generated by the SURE system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.11 - Records

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(a) A commission
				  shall implement the following procedures for general registers:
(1) After a commission is connected to the
				  SURE system, the general register of the commission shall be the SURE system,
				  which shall be the official register for the commission.
(2) The general register shall contain:
(i) The information required in section
				  1401(a) of the act (relating to general register).
(ii) The status of the registrant and only
				  one sample copy of the removal notices mailed to registrants under section 1501
				  of the act (relating to removal notices), responses sent by the registrant and
				  a record of dates including the date the mailing was sent and the date the
				  registrant responded to the commission.
(iii) The status of the registrant and only
				  one sample copy of the removal notices or list maintenance notices mailed to
				  registrants under section 1901 of the act (relating to removal of electors),
				  responses sent by the registrant, and a record of dates including the date the
				  mailing was sent, the date the registrant responded to the commission and the
				  action taken by the commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.12 - Retention of records

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(a) Maintenance
				  and destruction of forms used by government agencies to provide voting
				  information.
(1) The declination form shall
				  be preserved in the agency for 22 months from the date the agency receives
				  it.
(2) The agency shall forward
				  the completed voter registration application form to the appropriate commission
				  in accordance with sections 1323(c) and 1325(f) of the act (relating to
				  application with driver's license application; and government agencies), as
				  appropriate. The applicant may request that the agency submit the completed
				  voter registration application form on the applicant's behalf.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.13 - Street lists

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(a) Not later
				  than 15 days before an election, a commission shall prepare and add information
				  from the SURE system for an election district a list of the names and addresses
				  of its registrants as of that date who reside in the district. The list will
				  reflect voter activity reported to the commission within 30 days preceding an
				  election. The commission shall prepare updates to the list on at least a
				  biweekly basis. The list shall be arranged in the following manner as
				  requested:
(1) By streets and house
				  numbers.
(2) Alphabetically by last
				  name of the registrant.
(3) In a
				  manner whereby the location of the registrant's residence can be
				  identified.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.14 - Public information lists

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(a)
				  Subject to the exceptions in subsection (c), a commission or the Department
				  will provide replies to inquiries concerning individual registrants that are
				  submitted on a form prescribed by the Department. The list will reflect voter
				  activity reported to the commission and the Department within 30 days preceding
				  an election. The commission and the Department will prepare updates to the list
				  on at least a biweekly basis. With respect to the inquiry, the commission or
				  the Department will provide the following information:
(1) The name of the registrant.
(2) The address of the registrant.
(3) The date of birth of the
				  registrant.
(4) The voting history
				  of the registrant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.15 - Government agency voter registration procedures

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(a) Those agencies designated in section
				  1325(a) of the act (relating to government agencies) shall comply with the
				  following requirements.
(1) A voter
				  registration agency shall post in a conspicuous place in its offices a sign
				  that indicates that an individual may register to vote in that
				  office.
(2) An agency shall provide
				  VRMA forms to individuals with an application, reapplication and application
				  for recertification, renewal or change of address in the agency office or
				  during home visits. The agency shall assist in completing the VRMA unless
				  assistance is refused, and collect and forward the completed VRMAs to the
				  appropriate commission. VRMAs need not be provided if the individual declines
				  to apply to register to vote. The applicant may submit the VRMA to his
				  commission of residence or request that the agency submit the voter
				  registration application to the applicant's commission of residence.
(3) At an agency, a registrant may change the
				  registrant's name, address or political party affiliation on the
				  VRMA.
(4) The information required
				  by the VRMA to register to vote shall be printed legibly in ink.
(5) A voter registration agency may not
				  accept a VRMA that includes any erasure of, or line drawn through, information
				  provided by the applicant relating to the applicant's political party
				  affiliation.
(6) A voter
				  registration agency shall include with a VRMA or group of VRMAs that are
				  transmitted to the county clerk or registrar of voters a transmittal form as
				  prescribed and provided by the Department.
(7) Agency employees assisting with voter
				  registration applications may not influence the applicant's political
				  preference, display partisan allegiance, discourage registration, alter
				  benefits or imply that benefits will be altered based on
				  registration.
(8) The identity of
				  the agency where an applicant applies for voter registration may not be
				  disclosed to the public.
(9) The
				  designated agency shall transmit a completed VRMA to the appropriate commission
				  within 10 days after it is received unless it was received within 5 days before
				  the registration deadline, in which case it shall be transmitted not later than
				  5 days of its receipt.
(10) Any
				  individual may obtain and complete a VRMA at a public assistance agency but the
				  agency shall only include in specific totals reported to the Department those
				  individuals who are making application, reapplication and application for
				  recertification, renewal or change of address in the agency office or during
				  home visits.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.16 - Commission and government agency voter registration requirements

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(a) A commission
				  and a government agency office, including those offices in section 1325(a) of
				  the act (relating to government agencies), shall comply with the following
				  requirements regarding the VRMA forms:
(1)
				  Have Statewide VRMAs available during normal office hours.
(2) Mail a Statewide VRMA promptly in
				  response to an applicant's request.
(3) Have these forms available at the
				  locations where commission personnel are conducting in-person
				  registration.
(4) Maintain on hand
				  an adequate number of current Statewide VRMAs.
(5) After new Statewide VRMAs are printed and
				  the previous forms are depleted, replace the previous forms with the new
				  forms.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.17 - Reports to the Department

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(a) A
				  commission shall provide information required under this section by March 1 of
				  each year to the Department on a form prescribed by the Department.
(b) The report shall consist of the
				  following:
(1) The total number of
				  registrants.
(2) The total number
				  of voter registration applications submitted to the commission from the
				  following categories: in person, PENNDOT, mail, agencies and other
				  means.
(3) The total number of
				  duplicate voter registration applications submitted to the commission from the
				  following categories: in person, PENNDOT, mail, agencies and other
				  means.
(4) The total number of
				  valid voter registration applications submitted to the commission from the
				  following categories: in person, PENNDOT, mail, agencies and other
				  means.
(5) The number of PENNDOT
				  changes of address to an address within the county, to an address outside the
				  county and the total number of both.
(6) The total number of registrants who were
				  marked inactive during the reporting period.
(7) The total number of registrants whose
				  registration records are marked inactive.
(8) The total number of notices sent by the
				  commission in accordance with section 1901(d)(2) of the act (relating to
				  removal of electors) and the number of responses from registrants.
(9) The total number of registrants whose
				  registration records were cancelled under Chapter 19 of the act (relating to
				  provisions contingent on federal law) excluding those marked
				  inactive.
(10) The total number of
				  registrants whose registration records were cancelled in accordance with the
				  May 1998 Settlement of Statutory Claims.
(11) The total number of notices sent by the
				  commission in accordance with section 1901 of the act.
(12) The total number of voter registration
				  records transferred to other commissions.
(13) Additional information, as determined by
				  the Secretary, that would assist the Department in assessing the administration
				  of voter registration and elections in the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.18 - Enforcement authority of the Department

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(a) The Department will review the compliance
				  of the 67 commissions and those responsible for providing voter registration
				  opportunities under the act. If an audit is conducted during a calendar year,
				  the Department will make a public report on the audit which will be included in
				  the annual report to the General Assembly on compliance with the act. The
				  Department will require responses and clarification from a commission, or any
				  entity required to provide voter registration under the act, for the Secretary
				  to determine if the commission or any entity is in compliance with any part of
				  the act. The Department will have complete access to the registration records
				  for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the act or this chapter. A
				  commission shall supply the Department with the relevant documents concerning
				  an inquiry within 10 days of receipt of the Department's inquiry. If a
				  commission fails to respond or provides an incomplete response, the Secretary
				  may take the actions specified in Chapter 18 of the act (relating to
				  enforcement). If the Secretary determines that a commission is not in
				  compliance, the Secretary may take the actions specified in Chapter 18 of the
				  act. The investigations and materials provided, except those required to remain
				  confidential according to the act and this chapter, shall be available during
				  and after the inquiry, for public inspection and shall be maintained for 2
				  years. The Department will require the commission to be in full compliance no
				  later than 30 days preceding an election.
(b) The Department will investigate the
				  complaints filed with the Department regarding a commission's compliance with
				  the act or this chapter, and the Secretary may take the actions specified in
				  Chapter 18 of the act.
(c) If a
				  commission does not comply with the act or this chapter, the Secretary may take
				  the actions specified in Chapter 18 of the act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart F - REDISTRICTING › Chapter 191 - ALTERATION OF LOCAL ELECTION DISTRICTS › Section 191.1 - Definitions

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(a) The following
				  words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless
				  the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Boundaries
-The physical requirements for
					 the resulting election district boundaries as set forth in the Pennsylvania
					 Election Code (25 P. S. §
												§
												2601-3554). The requirements relating to
					 congressional and legislative districts are set forth in section 506 of the
					 Pennsylvania Election Code (25 P. S. §
												2706).
Bureau
-The Bureau of Commissions,
					 Elections and Legislation.
Report
-A record, which includes a map and
					 a verbal description, of the boundaries of each resulting district after an
					 election district has been established, abolished, divided, consolidated or
					 altered, which shall be filed by a county board of elections with the Bureau
					 under the Pennsylvania Election Code relating to alterations of election
					 districts after the period of restriction.
(b) The definitions in sections 102 and 535
				  of the Pennsylvania Election Code (25 P. S. §
											§
											2602 and
				  2745), are incorporated by
				  reference.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
												191.2 (relating to procedures for
						implementing alteration of local election
						districts).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart F - REDISTRICTING › Chapter 191 - ALTERATION OF LOCAL ELECTION DISTRICTS › Section 191.2 - Procedures for implementing alteration of local election districts

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(a) Within 30 days
				  of an alteration, the county board of elections shall submit a report, as
				  defined in §
										191.1(a) 
				  (relating to definitions), to the Bureau either electronically or in paper
				  form.
(b) The report shall be
				  submitted to the Bureau at least 45 days prior to a primary or an election. If
				  the county board of elections does not submit the report at least 45 days prior
				  to the primary or election, the election district alteration may not be
				  implemented until the next primary or election.
(c) The report must include the following:
(1) Maps of:
(i) The resulting districts.
(ii) The previous districts.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart F - REDISTRICTING › Chapter 191 - ALTERATION OF LOCAL ELECTION DISTRICTS › Section 191.3 - Procedures for implementing the outcome of alteration of local election districts

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(a) The
				  county board of elections or voter registration commission shall enter the
				  outcome of the alteration in the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE),
				  only after it has completed all of the procedures outlined in §
										191.2 (relating to procedures for
				  implementing atteration of local election districts).
(b) If a county alters the election district
				  of an elector, the county board of elections shall send that elector a new
				  voter identification card, as provided in
				  25 Pa.C.S. §
											1328(c)(2) (relating to
				  approval of registration applications).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart F - REDISTRICTING › Chapter 191 - ALTERATION OF LOCAL ELECTION DISTRICTS › Section 191.4 - Procedures for reporting election results

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The county board of elections shall report election results
					 for each election district within the county either electronically in the
					 format prescribed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth or on the paper form
					 provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part X - STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT BOARD › Chapter 243 - MEMBERSHIP, CREDITED SERVICE, CLASSES OF SERVICE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS › Section 243.1 - Conditions of mandatory and optional membership

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The Commonwealth employes listed in section 5301(a)(1)-(11)
				  of the code (relating to mandatory and optional membership) shall have the
				  option to elect membership or nonmembership in the System. The election of
				  membership or nonmembership is irrevocable and shall be final and binding in
				  the absence of an interruption to Commonwealth service. The election shall be
				  made within 30 days of the effective date of employment.