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PA HB1207
Bill
Status
4/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Zimmerman
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AI Summary
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Transfers responsibility for preparing plain English explanations of ballot questions from the Attorney General to the Legislative Reference Bureau, a nonpartisan legislative agency
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Assigns the Legislative Reference Bureau authority to prescribe the wording of constitutional amendment questions posed to voters, unless the General Assembly specifies otherwise through statute or resolution
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Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to publish ballot question wording and explanations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and transmit them to the Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Applies the same transfer of responsibility to county boards of elections for local ballot questions affecting only one county or portion thereof
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
In the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and for explanation of ballot question and providing for wording of ballot question; in dates of elections and primaries and special elections, further providing for elections on proposed constitutional amendments; in ballots, further providing for form of official election ballot; in voting machines, further providing for form of ballot labels on voting machines; and, in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for publishing constitutional amendments.
Last Action
Referred to State Government
4/15/2025