Photo From the Official PA Governor's Website
Governor of Pennsylvania Official Website
Photo from the Philidelphia Tribune
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Official Website
Veronica Degraffenreid
Appointed February 8, 2021
Served as Secretary of the Commonwealth during the 2020 General Election
Photo From About Us, Secretary of the Commonwealth
Official Website for the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Break down by political party during the 2019-2020 Legislative Session.
Data From the 2019-2020 Legislative Session
The purpose of this page of the guide is to provide general information on the legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and where those primary sources can be found. It also guides users to where they can learn more about the dynamics of Pennsylvania's government and political landscape. More specific information related to the 2020 election and Pennsylvania can be found in the sub-pages.
The sub-pages of this section of the guide address questions and controversies involving Pennsylvania's election laws, voter registration, and absentee ballot procedures through mostly primary sources, at a much more specific level. It also attempts to put into a broader context Pennsylvania's important role in the 2020 election outcome and subsequent outcomes afterward that affect the entire country.
Pennsylvania is currently codifying its state legislation that has been enacted into law. The Consolidated Statutes are all laws that have been published into their codification system. The Unconsolidated Statutes are all laws that have not been published into the new codification system. These statutes were published in a chronological form, which can often make it difficult to research the history of law when a bill is being proposed to amend and/or repeal a law. Both are established laws of Pennsylvania.
So in very broad terms, the Consolidated and Unconsolidated Statutes are the methods to which Pennsylvania organizes, and is currently reorganizing, the publications of its laws.
The Laws of Pennsylvania contain laws enacted as amendments to the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the official statutory codification established by the General Assembly under the act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230). These laws have been incorporated into a separate official publication since 1975.
The Laws of Pennsylvania also referred to as the Pamphlet Laws, have been recognized as official law since December 1, 1801. Acts are numbered by the Department of State and published by the Legislative Reference Bureau as separate official documents known as slip laws before publication in bound editions as the Laws of Pennsylvania. NOTE: Amendatory acts prior to 1990 are not available.
Pennsylvania General Assembly - Governing body of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Legislation - Bills and Amendments
Pennsylvania Statutes - Laws enacted and established by the General Assembly
Pennsylvania Code - website reflects the Pennsylvania Code changes effective through 50 Pa.B. 6848
Pennsylvania Bulletin - website includes the following: Rulemakings by State agencies; Proposed Rulemakings by State agencies; State agency notices; the Governor’s Proclamations and Executive Orders; Actions by the General Assembly; and Statewide and local court rules.
