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Article: Senate Passes Piccola Measure to Create Statewide Uniform Voter Registration System.
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- December 13, 2001
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HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Senate approved a proposal by Senate Majority Whip Jeffrey Piccola (R-15) today that would establish a statewide uniform voter registration system to protect the accuracy and integrity of Pennsylvania's voter registration rolls.
The legislation, contained in Senate Bill 607, would create the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE), an integrated database that would electronically link all county voter registration systems into a single system. The state-funded database would enable county election officials to cross-check and update registration information, resolve discrepancies, and protect against fraud.
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