PRINTER'S NO. 528
No. 464 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY STETLER, COY, NICKOL, SAYLOR, WAUGH, PLATTS,
JAMES, PESCI, ROONEY AND GEIST, FEBRUARY 12, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 12, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
5 providing for the abolition of jury commissioners.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 401 of the act of August 9, 1955
9 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended by
10 adding a subsection to read:
11 Section 401. Enumeration of Elected Officers.--* * *
12 (d) The office of jury commissioner may be abolished at the
13 option of each county by referendum, whenever electors equal to
14 at least five per centum of the highest vote cast for any office
15 in the county at the last preceding general election shall file
16 a petition with the county board of elections of the county, or
17 the governing body of the county adopts, by a majority vote, a
18 resolution to place such a question on the ballot and a copy of
19 the resolution is filed with the board of elections of the
1 county for a referendum on the question of abolishing the office
2 of jury commissioner. Proceedings under this subsection shall be
3 in accordance with the provisions of the act of June 3, 1937
4 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code."
5 Section 2. (a) The office of jury commissioner shall expire
6 at the completion of the current jury commissioners' terms of
7 office.
8 (b) The referendum provided in section 401(d) of the act
9 shall take place in any year in which the office of jury
10 commissioner is not on the ballot.
11 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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