Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2758: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for peace officers, no police officer to be within one hundred feet of polling place, exceptions, presence of soldiers prohibited; and, in penalties, further providing for police officers at polling places.
Status: In committee, September 28, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning elections, including general, municipal, special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates, primary and election expenses and election contests; creating and defining membership of county boards of elections; imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners; imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying, revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto…
From the introduced text, September 1, 2026:
An act concerning elections, including general, municipal, special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates, primary and election expenses and election contests; creating and defining membership of county boards of elections; imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth, courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners; imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying, revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to elections," in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for peace officers, no police officer to be within one hundred feet of polling place, exceptions, presence of soldiers prohibited; and, in penalties, further providing for police officers at polling places. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Sections 1207 and 1820 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, are amended to No [Police Officer] Law Enforcement Officers to Be Within One Hundred Feet of Polling Place; Exceptions; Presence of Soldiers Prohibited.--(a) The election officers, or any three qualified electors of any election district, may call upon any mayor, chief burgess, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, deputy constable, or police officer, to clear an avenue to the door of any polling place which is obstructed in such a way as to prevent …