PRINTER'S NO. 188
No. 208 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY SURRA, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, S. H. SMITH, NAILOR,
KREBS, FEESE, COY, LAUGHLIN, COLAFELLA, WOJNAROSKI,
CALTAGIRONE, C. WILLIAMS, HERMAN AND YOUNGBLOOD,
JANUARY 24, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 24, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," further providing for
5 supervisors and for auditors.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 403 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103,
9 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and
10 amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is amended by adding
11 a subsection to read:
12 Section 403. Supervisors.--* * *
13 (d) If two or more openings in the office of supervisor will
14 appear on the same ballot, a person shall be ineligible to file
15 nominating petitions for more than one such opening and shall be
16 ineligible to be elected to fill more than one such opening.
17 Section 2. Section 404 of the act, amended December 18, 1996
18 (P.L.1142, No.172), is amended to read:
1 Section 404. Auditors.--(a) Except when vacancies create
2 shorter terms, at each municipal election, the electors of each
3 township shall elect one auditor to serve for a term of six
4 years from the first Monday of January after the election.
5 Auditors shall reside in the township from which elected and
6 shall have resided in that township continuously for at least
7 one year immediately preceding their election.
8 (b) No auditor shall at the same time hold any other
9 elective or appointive township office or position or be an
10 employe of the township for which he has been elected or
11 appointed.
12 (c) [In the event that there concurrently exists two or more
13 vacancies for the position of township auditor, a person shall
14 be ineligible to seek nomination or election to fill more than
15 one such vacancy.] If two or more openings in the office of
16 auditor will appear on the same ballot, a person shall be
17 ineligible to file nominating petitions for more than one such
18 opening and shall be ineligible to be elected to fill more than
19 one such opening.
20 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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