Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 280
An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; and, in penalties, further providing for election officers refusing to permit elector to vote in proper party at primaries and repealing provisions relating to elector voting ballot of wrong party at primary.
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Summary AI-generated
HB 280 amends the Pennsylvania Election Code to further define elector qualifications and restrict primary voting and party office holding to enrolled electors. The bill establishes procedures for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots and updates requirements for absentee and mail-in ballot applications. Additionally, it modifies provisions regarding election returns, certification, and penalties for election officers who refuse to permit proper party voting at primaries.
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Sponsors + 27 cosponsors
- Jared Solomon Democratic lead
- Andre Carroll Democratic
- Arvind Venkat Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Chris Rabb Democratic
- Christina Sappey Democratic
- Dan Deasy Democratic
- Dan Frankel Democratic
- Greg Scott Democratic
- Jenn O'Mara Democratic
- Jeremy Shaffer Republican
- Jim Haddock Democratic
- Joe Webster Democratic
- Justin Fleming Democratic
- Lisa Borowski Democratic
- Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic
- Mary Isaacson Democratic
- Melissa Shusterman Democratic
- Mike Schlossberg Democratic
- Missy Cerrato Democratic
- Nancy Guenst Democratic
- Nikki Rivera Democratic
- Roni Green Democratic
- Scott Conklin Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (State Government): Report Bill As Committed | lower | pass | 14 | 11 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |