PRINTER'S NO. 67
No. 42 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY NAILOR, GABIG, GRELL AND KAUFFMAN,
JANUARY 30, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 30, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act relating to counties of the first, third,
3 fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending,
4 revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating
5 thereto; relating to imposition of excise taxes by counties,
6 including authorizing imposition of an excise tax on the
7 rental of motor vehicles by counties of the first class; and
8 providing for regional renaissance initiatives," providing
9 for the abolishment of the office of jury commissioner in
10 certain counties.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 401 of the act of August 9, 1955
14 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended by
15 adding a subsection to read:
16 Section 401. Enumeration of Elected Officers.--* * *
17 (f) The office of jury commissioner may be abolished by
18 referendum at the option of each county which on the effective
19 date of this subsection is a county of the fourth class having a
20 population under the 2000 decennial census in excess of 210,000
21 and retaining its classification from the preceding decade as a
1 result of the board of county commissioners not having elected
2 by ordinance or resolution to advance its classification,
3 whenever electors equal to at least five per centum of the
4 highest vote cast for any office in the county at the last
5 preceding general election file a petition with the county board
6 of elections, or the board of county commissioners adopts, by a
7 majority vote, a resolution to place such a question on the
8 ballot and a copy of the resolution is filed with the county
9 board of elections for a referendum on the question of
10 abolishing the office of jury commissioner. Proceedings under
11 this subsection shall be in accordance with the provisions of
12 the "Pennsylvania Election Code." Upon approval of the
13 referendum the office of jury commissioner shall expire at the
14 completion of the current jury commissioner's term of office.
15 The referendum shall not take place in any year in which the
16 office of jury commissioner is on the ballot.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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