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PA HR56
Resolution
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Webster
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AI Summary
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Joint State Government Commission directed to study utilization of poll workers, polling places, voting compartments, and voting machines across Pennsylvania counties and election districts
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Study must analyze average wait times to vote by county and by demographic factors including geography, economic status, race, and gender
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In 2018, Black and Latino voters waited 11 minutes on average to vote compared to 9 minutes for white voters; wait times increased as the percentage of nonwhite voters in a precinct increased
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Commission authorized to request information from the Department of State, Secretary of the Commonwealth, county boards of elections, and district election boards
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Final report with findings and recommendations for legislative or administrative action due to the House of Representatives within one year of resolution adoption
Legislative Description
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the current utilization of poll workers, polling places, voting compartments and voting machines to determine the best course of action in order to minimize the time investment required to vote and ensure that the average time required to vote does not promote inequities based on geography, economic status, race, gender or other relevant factors.
Last Action
Reported as committed
2/3/2026