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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY SWANGER, FARRY, BOYD, CUTLER, DELOZIER, FLECK, GINGRICH, GRELL, KAUFFMAN, O'NEILL, QUINN, RAPP, SAYLOR, TALLMAN AND WATSON, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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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," in county |
9 | officers, further providing for enumeration of elected |
10 | officers. |
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 whenever electors equal |
19 | to at least five per centum of the highest vote cast for any |
20 | office in the county at the last preceding general election |
21 | shall file a petition with the county board of elections or the |
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1 | governing body of the county adopts, by a majority vote, a |
2 | resolution to place such a question on the ballot and a copy of |
3 | the resolution is filed with the county board of elections for a |
4 | referendum on the question of abolishing the office of jury |
5 | commissioner. The referendum shall not take place in any year in |
6 | which the office of jury commissioner is on the ballot. |
7 | Proceedings under this subsection shall be in accordance with |
8 | the provisions of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), |
9 | known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code." Upon approval of the |
10 | referendum the office of jury commissioner shall expire at the |
11 | completion of the current jury commissioners' terms of office. |
12 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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