§ § 1Qualifications of electors

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Every citizen 21 years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections
subject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the
registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact.
   1. He or she shall have been a citizen of the United States
at least one month.
   2. He or she shall have resided in the State 90 days
immediately preceding the election.
   3. He or she shall have resided in the election district
where he or she shall offer to vote at least 60 days immediately
preceding the election, except that if qualified to vote in an
election district prior to removal of residence, he or she may,
if a resident of Pennsylvania, vote in the election district
from which he or she removed his or her residence within 60
days preceding the election.
(Nov. 5, 1901, P.L.881, J.R.1; Nov. 7, 1933, P.L.1559, J.R.5;
Nov. 3, 1959, P.L.2160, J.R.3; May 16, 1967, P.L.1048, J.R.5)
   Age of Electors. The age at which a citizen is entitled to
vote was changed from 21 to 18 years of age. See Amendment XXVI
to the Constitution of the United States and section 701 of the
act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the
Pennsylvania Election Code.

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