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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Preparation of notice.--At least 90 days before an election other than a special election and as soon as practicable before a special election, the county election board in each jurisdiction participating in the election shall prepare an election notice for that jurisdiction to be used in conjunction with a Federal write-in absentee ballot. The election notice shall contain all of the following:
(1) A list of all of the ballot measures and Federal, Commonwealth and local offices which, as of the date of the notice, the county election board expects to be on the ballot on the date of the election.
(2) Specific instructions for how a covered voter is to indicate on the Federal write-in absentee ballot the voter's choice for each office to be filled and for each ballot measure to be contested.
(b) Request for notice.--A covered voter may request a copy of an election notice prepared under subsection (a). The county election board shall send the notice to the covered voter by facsimile, e-mail, over the Internet or by regular mail as the voter requests.
(c) Updated notices.--The county election board shall update the notice prepared under subsection (a) with the names of the candidates for each office and the specific information about ballot questions promptly upon becoming aware of the existence of the candidates and ballot questions and shall make the updated notice publicly available.
(d) Availability of notice.--A county election board that maintains a publicly accessible Internet website shall make the election notice prepared under subsection (a) and updated versions of the election notice available on the Internet website.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 25 Pa.C.S.A. Elections § 3514. Election notices - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-25-pacsa-elections/pa-csa-sect-25-3514/
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