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On October 29, 2019, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed Act 77 by a vote of 138–61. [5] Later that day, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed Act 77 by a vote of 35–14. [6] Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 77 into law two days later. [7] The law enacted numerous changes to Pennsylvania's election code.
The Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (also known as the Pamphlet Laws or just Laws of Pennsylvania, as well as the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) is the compilation of session laws passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [1]
In 2020, Governor Tom Wolf declared a disaster emergency for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Republicans, led by state representative Russ Diamond , opposed these public-health measures and introduced two amendments (2021-01 and 2021–02) to the Pennsylvania Constitution to restrict the emergency powers ...
On November 4, 2020, 4th congressional district candidate Kathy Barnette sued Montgomery County officials in federal district court. Barnette claimed the county's board of elections violated the state's election code by inspecting ballot envelopes for missing information, a process known as pre-canvassing, and by giving voters a chance to correct such deficiencies.
A 62-year-old Montgomery County man is accused of voter fraud after casting more than one ballot in the 2020 and 2022 elections. The Office of U.S. Attorney on Friday announced charges against ...
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg . In colonial times (1682–1776), the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was unicameral .
1938–2020 1997–2009 — 2009–2020 Clinton: death 19 James Martin Munley: PA: 1936–2020 1998–2009 — 2009–2020 Clinton: death 20 Christopher C. Conner: PA: 1957–present 2002–2025 2013–2020 — G.W. Bush: retirement 21 John E. Jones III: PA: 1955–present 2002–2021 2020–2021 — G.W. Bush: retirement
The primary elections were originally scheduled for April 28, 2020, also originally joining several northeastern states in holding primaries on the same date, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Rhode Island. [12] On March 26, Pennsylvania joined several other states in moving its primary to June 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.