§ 1109-AForms

(a) (1) Ballot labels used in
conjunction with ballot cards shall, as far as practicable, be
in the same order or arrangement as provided for paper ballots
or voting machine ballots, except that such information may be
printed in vertical columns or in a number of separate pages
which are placed on the voting device.
   (2) The pages placed on the voting device shall be of
sufficient number to include, following the listing of
particular candidates, the names of candidates for any
nonpartisan offices and any measures for which a voter may be
qualified to vote on a given election day. ((2) amended Mar.
27, 2020, P.L.41, No.12)

   (3) In a primary election the pages placed on the voting
device may be arranged with the entire ballot label consisting
of several groups of pages, so that a separate group can be
used to list the names of candidates seeking nomination of each
qualified political party, with additional groups used to list
any nonpartisan offices or measures. Groups of pages may be
identified by color or other suitable means, and voters shall
be instructed to vote only for candidates of the party of their
choice and thereafter to vote for any nonpartisan candidates
or measures.
   (b) Ballot labels shall be printed in plain clear type, of
such size and arrangement as to fit the construction of the
voting device; and they shall be printed in a manner prescribed
by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to identify different
ballots or parts of a ballot and in primary elections to
identify each political party. ((b) amended Mar. 27, 2020,
P.L.41, No.12)
   (c) On all ballot labels the titles of offices and the names
of candidates shall in all elections be arranged in columns or
rows in a series of separate pages and, in primary elections,
the names of candidates for an office shall appear in the order
that was established under the provisions of sections 915 and
916. The office titles shall be printed above or at the side
of the names of candidates so as to indicate clearly the
candidates for each office and the number to be elected. In
partisan elections the party designation of each candidate shall
be printed to the right or below the candidate's name. All
candidates for one office shall be grouped on one page where
practical; in case there are more candidates for an office than
can be printed in one column or on one ballot page, the ballot
label shall clearly indicate that the list of candidates is
continued on the following column or page, and so far as
possible, the same number of names shall be printed on each
column or page. Arrows may be used to indicate the place to
vote for each candidate and for or against every question
presented.
   (d) ((d) deleted by amendment Oct. 31, 2019, P.L.552, No.77)
   (e) In primary elections, the Secretary of the Commonwealth
shall prescribe a method to ensure that the elector votes the
correct ballot. ((e) amended Mar. 27, 2020, P.L.41, No.12)
   (f) Ballot cards, or the portion thereof on which the voter
registers his vote, shall be of a size, design and stock
suitable for processing by the automatic tabulating equipment
used in the voting system. ((f) amended Nov. 27, 2019, P.L.673,
No.94)
   (g) Sample ballots, which shall be facsimile copies of the
official ballot or ballot labels, shall be provided and posted
in each polling place on election day as required by law. Sample
ballots may be printed on a single page or on a number of pages
stapled together.
   (1109-A added July 11, 1980, P.L.600, No.128)