§ 2621. Powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 25 P.S. Elections & Electoral DistrictsEffective: July 14, 2009
Effective: July 14, 2009
25 P.S. § 2621
§ 2621. Powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall exercise in the manner provided by this act all powers granted to him by this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed upon him by this act, which shall include the following:
(b) To examine and reexamine voting machines, and to approve or disapprove them for use in this state, in accordance with the provisions of this act. The secretary shall not approve any voting machine for any election, federal or state, in this Commonwealth, that does not comply with the requirements of section 301 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252, 42 U.S.C. § 15481).1
(c) To certify to county boards of elections for primaries and elections the names of the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, presidential electors, United States senators, representatives in Congress and all State offices, including senators, representatives, and judges of all courts of record, and delegates and alternate delegates to National conventions, and members of State committees, and the form and wording of constitutional amendments or other questions to be submitted to the electors of the State at large.
(d) To receive and determine, as hereinafter provided, the sufficiency of nomination petitions, certificates and papers of candidates for President of the United States, presidential electors, United States senators, representatives in Congress and all State offices, including senators, representatives and judges of all courts of record, and delegates and alternate delegates to National Conventions and members of State committees.
(f) To receive from county boards of elections the returns of primaries and elections, to canvass and compute the votes cast for candidates and upon questions as required by the provisions of this act; to proclaim the results of such primaries and elections, and to issue certificates of election to the successful candidates at such elections, except in cases where that duty is imposed by law on another officer or board.
(f.2) To order a county board to conduct a recount or recanvass of an election under section 14042 for a public office which appears on the ballot in every election district in this Commonwealth or for a ballot question which appears on the ballot in every election district in this Commonwealth.
Credits
1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, No. 320, art. II, § 201. Amended 2002, Dec. 9, P.L. 1246, No. 150, § 2; 2004, Oct. 8, P.L. 807, No. 97, § 1, imd. effective; 2009, July 14, P.L. 86, No. 20, § 1, imd. effective.
25 P.S. § 2621, PA ST 25 P.S. § 2621
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document |