An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for voting by absentee electors and for canvassing of official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots; and, in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for voting by mail-in electors.

Summary

The bill changes Pennsylvania election law so that completed absentee, mail‑in, and official absentee ballots must be received by the county board of elections by 5 p.m. on the seventh day after the primary or election, instead of the same‑day deadline. It also requires that any ballot where the voter swears it was submitted on time cannot be thrown out for a late, unreadable, or missing postmark. This gives voters more time to return ballots and adds a safeguard against technical rejections.

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