§ 1103-APlacing the Question on the Ballot; Election Thereon

(a) The county election board may, upon their own
motion, submit to the qualified registered electors of the
county or municipality, at any primary or election, the question
"Shall an electronic voting system be used at polling places
in the (county or municipality) of ....................?"
   (b) The county election board, upon receipt of a request
from the governing body of a municipality, said request being
evidenced by the filing of a copy of a resolution certified by
the secretary or clerk of the municipality, or upon the filing
of a petition with them signed by qualified registered electors
of the county or municipality, equal in number to at least ten
(10) per centum of the total number of electors who voted in
said county or municipality, at the preceding general or
municipal election, but in no case less than fifty, shall, at
the next primary or election, occurring at least sixty days
thereafter, submit to the qualified registered electors of such
county or municipality, the question "Shall an electronic voting
system be used at polling places in the (county or municipality)
of .....................?"

   (c) The county board shall cause the said question to be
submitted at the primary or election, in accordance with the
provisions of this act relating to elections.
   (d) The election on said question shall be held at the
places, during the hours, and under the regulations, provided
by law for holding primaries and elections, and shall be
conducted by the election officers provided by law to conduct
such elections. The election officers shall count the votes
cast at the elections on said question, and shall make return
thereof to the county election board of the county, as required
by law. Said returns shall be computed by the county election
board, or other return board, and, when so computed, a
certificate of the total number of electors voting "Yes" and
of the total number of electors voting "No" on such question
shall be filed in the office of the county election board, and
copies thereof, certified by the county election board, shall
forthwith be furnished to the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
and to the county commissioners or other appropriating authority
of the county or municipality.
   (e) If a majority of the electors of any county or
municipality, voting on such question, shall vote against the
adoption of an electronic voting system the question may again
be submitted to the voters of such county or municipality. ((e)
amended Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1246, No.150)
   (f) Whenever, under the provisions of this act, the question
of the adoption of an electronic voting system is to be
submitted to the electors of any county, the county board of
elections shall purchase, lease or otherwise procure those parts
of the system used by the voter in a quantity sufficient for
reasonable demonstration of the system or systems in such county
prior to the general or municipal election in question.
   (1103-A added July 11, 1980, P.L.600, No.128)