ActAct 320 of 1937 (25 P.S. § 2600 et seq.)🇺🇸us-pa

Pennsylvania Election Code

Act of June 3, 1937, P.L. 1333, No. 320 — the Pennsylvania Election Code. Concerns elections, including general, municipal, special and primary elections, nomination of candidates, primary and election expenses and election contests; creates county boards of elections; imposes duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, courts, and county boards.

478 sections · status activeenacted 1937-06-03last amended 2026-05-11

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§	Title	Length	Status
1212	Voting Check List	522	active
1213	Qualifications of Electors to Be Decided by Inspectors; Duty of Judge	383	active
1214	Admission of Electors Within Enclosed Space	1,400	active
1215	Method of Marking Ballots and Depositing Same in Districts in Which Ballots are Used	4,790	active
1216	Instructions of Voters and Manner of Voting in Districts in Which Voting Machines are Used	5,418	active
1217	Time Allowed Elector in Voting Booth or Voting Machine Compartment	347	active
1218	Assistance in Voting	2,446	active
1219	Ballots to Be Issued by Election Officers Only; Ballots Not to Be Removed; Official Ballots Only to Be Deposited or Counted	936	active
1220	Regulations in Force at Polling Places	2,195	active
1221	Duties of Election Officers After the Close of the Polls in Districts in Which Ballots are Used	1,396	active
1222	Count and Return of Votes in Districts in Which Ballots are Used	3,945	active
1223	What Ballots Shall Be Counted; Manner of Counting; Defective Ballots	2,969	active
1224	Ballot Decisions to Be Made by Inspectors; Duty of Judge	249	active
1225	Signing and Disposition of Returns, District Register and Voting Check List; Posting; Return of Ballot Boxes	2,825	active
1226	Duties of Election Officers After the Close of the Polls in Districts in Which Voting Machines are Used	1,544	active
1227	Canvass and Return of Votes in Districts in Which Voting Machines are Used	5,918	active
1228	Disposition of Returns; Posting; Return of District Register and Voting Check List	2,566	active
1229	Conduct of Special Elections; Returns	872	active
1230	Removal and Storage of Voting Machines	1,028	active
1231	Deadline for Receipt of Valid Voter Registration Application	3,491	active
1232	Appeals	1,189	active
1233	Appeals to Court of Common Pleas	1,199	active
1301	Qualified Absentee Electors	7,229	active
1302	Applications for Official Absentee Ballots	16,458	active
1302.1	Date of Application for Absentee Ballot	5,715	active
1302.2	Approval of Application for Absentee Ballot	8,745	active
1303	Official Absentee Voters Ballots	3,269	active
1304	Envelopes for Official Absentee Ballots	1,408	active
1305	Delivering or Mailing Ballots	4,469	active
1305.1	Notice to County Board of Elections	876	active
1306	Voting by Absentee Electors	4,737	active
1306.1	Assistance in Voting by Certain Absentee Electors	3,726	active
1307	Certain Electors Voting in Districts of Residence	12,488	active
1309	Public Records	1,508	active
1310	Counting of Votes	41	active
1311	Manner of Counting Ballots	41	active
1312	Rejection of Ballots	41	active
1313	Tally Lists	41	active
1314	Enumeration of Votes	231	active
1317	Duties of County Boards	41	active
1318	Returns of Federal and State Offices	41	active
1319	Contested Elections	41	active
1320	Duties of Secretary of the Commonwealth	41	active
1321	Appointment of Commissioners; Oath	41	active
1322	Duties of the Commissioners	41	active
1323	Compensation of Commissioners	41	active
1324	Informalities Not to Invalidate Elections	40	active
1325	Powers of Election Officers	41	active
1326	No Compensation for Election Officers	40	active
1327	Rights of Detached Electors	41	active
1328	Ballots and Envelopes for Detached Electors	41	active
1329	Voting by Detached Electors	41	active
1330	Receipt and Counting of Detached Soldiers' Ballots	40	active
1331	Violation of Provisions Relating to Absentee Voting	193	active
1301-A	Qualified Electors who are Bedridden or Hospitalized Veterans	48	active
1302-A	Applications for Veterans' Official Ballots	48	active
1303-A	Veterans' Official Ballots	48	active
1304-A	Envelopes for Veterans' Official Ballots	48	active
1305-A	Duties of County Boards	48	active
1306-A	Voting by Bedridden or Hospitalized Veterans	48	active
1308-A	Canvassing of Veterans' Official Ballots	48	active
1309-A	Public Records	180	active
1301-B	Absentee Electors	48	active
1302-B	Form of Application, Certificate and Declaration	48	active
1303-B	Manner and Time of Applying for Absentee Ballot	48	active
1304-B	Issuance of Official Absentee Ballots, Envelopes and Certificates	48	active
1305-B	Balloting and Mailing	48	active
1306-B	Absentee Voter's Lists	48	active
1307-B	Canvassing of Ballot	48	active
1308-B	Ballots to be Public Records	27,295	active
1401	Offices of County Boards to Remain Open During Primaries and Elections and Until Completion of Count; Reports and Returns to Be Made Public	379	active
1402	Returns to Be Open to Public Inspection; Exceptions	880	active
1403	Place of Meeting for Computation of Votes; Notice; Papers to Be Prepared; Assistants to Be Sworn	3,428	active
1404	Computation of Returns by County Board; Certification; Issuance of Certificates of Election	19,754	active
1405	Manner of Computing Irregular Ballots	1,986	active

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