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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 25 P.S. Elections & Electoral Districts § 3072. Appeals

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) An individual whose application to be registered has been denied under section 1231  1 or 25 Pa.C.S. Pt. IV (relating to voter registration)  2 may file with the commission a petition to be registered, setting forth the grounds of the petition under oath or affirmation. The petition must be filed by the eighth day prior to an election.

(b)(1) The commission shall fix a time for a public hearing at its office not later than the fifth day prior to the election.

(2) The commission shall give the person responsible for the rejection forty-eight hours' notice of the hearing.

(3) At the hearing, a clerk, inspector of registration or qualified elector of the county may offer evidence as to why the petitioner should not be registered.

(4) The commission, if satisfied that the petitioner is entitled to be registered, shall direct registration.

(c) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

“Commission” shall mean a registration commission established under 25 Pa.C.S. § 1203 (relating to commissions).

1 25 P.S. § 3071.
2 25 Pa.C.S.A. § 1101 et seq.
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