General register - 25 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1401

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                                CHAPTER 14
                                 RECORDS

     Sec.
     1401.  General register.
     1402.  District registers.
     1403.  Street lists.
     1404.  Public information lists.
     1405.  Retention of records.
     1406.  Reports.

        Enactment.  Chapter 14 was added January 31, 2002, P.L.18,
     No.3, effective in 45 days.
     § 1401.  General register.
        (a)  General rule.--The general register shall contain all of
     the following for each registered elector of the county:
            (1)  The ward and election district of residence.
            (2)  The registered elector's street address.
            (3)  Data required to be given upon removal from the
        registered elector's residence.
            (4)  The date of each election at which the registered
        elector votes.
            (5)  The digitized or electronic signature of the
        registered elector.
            (6)  The SURE registration number.
            (7)  Whether the registered elector needs assistance to
        vote and, if so, the nature of the disability.
        (b)  District register.--The general register shall be used
     by the commission to prepare the district register.
        (c)  SURE system.--After a commission is connected to the
     SURE system, the general register of the commission shall
     consist of the registration information contained on the SURE
     system as maintained by the commission.
        (d)  Registration cards.--Before a commission is connected to
     the SURE system, if a commission uses the original registration
     cards for registered electors in the county as the district
     register, the duplicate registration cards or photocopies of the
     original registration cards shall be placed in exact
     alphabetical order by last name of the registrant, shall be
     indexed and shall be kept at the office of the registration
     commission in a manner as to be properly safeguarded. These
     cards constitute the general register of the county. They may
     not be removed from the office of the commission except upon
     order of a court of record. Nothing in this part shall preclude
     the use of duplicate registration cards from applications
     provided under the act of March 30, 1937 (P.L.115, No.40), known
     as The First Class City Permanent Registration Act, or the act
     of April 29, 1937 (P.L.487, No.115), known as The Permanent
     Registration Act for Cities of the Second Class, Cities of the
     Second Class A, Cities of the Third Class, Boroughs, Towns, and
     Townships.
        (e)  Digitized signature lists.--Before a commission is
     connected to the SURE system, if a commission uses digitized
     signature lists as the district register, the original
     registration cards shall be placed in exact alphabetical order
     by last name of the registrant, indexed and kept at the office
     of the commission in a manner as to be properly safeguarded.
     These original cards constitute the general register of the
     county. They may not be removed from the office of the
     commission except upon order of a court of record. The
     commission shall safely retain all registration cards used in
     the registration of electors or in conducting an election. If a
     commission has the capability to accept an electronic
     application, the secretary may require the commission to produce
     a computer-generated card to file in the general register. If
     the commission finds a record for a registrant on the computer
     database which is not contained in the general register, it
     shall replace the original card with a computer-generated
     duplicate card upon written permission from the registrant or
     upon order of a court of record.
        (f)  Duplicate files.--Before a commission is connected to
     the SURE system, if the commission deems a duplicate file of
     registration cards necessary for administrative purposes, the
     commission may prepare a reproduction in compliance with the
     following:
            (1)  The registration form shall be photographed,
        microphotographed or reproduced in a manner approved for
        permanent records by the secretary.
            (2)  The device used to reproduce the card is one which
        accurately reproduces the original in all details.
            (3)  The photographs, microphotographs or other
        reproductions are open to public inspection and provision is
        made for preserving, examining and using them.

        Cross References.  Section 1401 is referred to in sections
     1102, 1402 of this title.

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