Pennsylvania House Bill 280
Session 2025-2026
An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; and, in penalties, further providing for election officers refusing to permit elector to vote in proper party at primaries and repealing provisions relating to elector voting ballot of wrong party at primary.
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Passed House on Sep 29, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
280
State
Pennsylvania
Session
2025-2026
Motion Text
FINAL PASSAGE
House Roll Call Votes
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Summary
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09/29/2026
House
Third consideration and final passage
09/29/2026
House
Re-reported as committed
09/28/2026
House
Re-committed to Appropriations
09/28/2026
House
Second consideration
09/28/2026
House
Removed from table
05/13/2025
House
Laid on the table
05/13/2025
House
First consideration
05/13/2025
House
Reported as committed
01/22/2025
House
Referred to State Government
Sources
PA Legislature
Record Created
Jan 22, 2025 4:45:37 PM
Record Updated
Oct 3, 2026 2:33:44 PM