PRINTER'S NO. 394
No. 379 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY STOUT, COSTA, BELAN, BODACK, KUKOVICH, MUSTO,
HUGHES AND RHOADES, FEBRUARY 5, 1997
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 5, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
2 "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
3 special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
4 primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
5 and defining membership of county boards of elections;
6 imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
7 courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
8 imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
9 revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10 repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11 elections," further providing for the compensation of
12 election officers.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 412.1(a) of the act of June 3, 1937
16 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
17 added May 5, 1982 (P.L.374, No.108), is amended to read:
18 Section 412.1. Compensation of Election Officers.--(a) In
19 all counties, the compensation of judges, inspectors, clerks and
20 machine inspectors shall be [fixed by the county board of
21 elections of the county at not less than] the greater of the
22 minimum wage established under the act of January 17, 1968
1 (P.L.11, No.5), known as "The Minimum Wage Act of 1968," for
2 time spent performing election duties or the following: [judge
3 of elections, forty-five dollars ($45.00); inspectors and
4 clerks, forty dollars ($40.00); and machine operators, forty
5 dollars ($40.00); and not more than the following:] judge of
6 elections, seventy dollars ($70.00); inspectors and clerks,
7 sixty-five dollars ($65.00) and machine operators sixty-five
8 dollars ($65.00); for each primary and election. The county
9 board of elections may, in its discretion, establish [different]
10 higher per diem rates [within the above mentioned minima and
11 maxima] based on the number of votes cast for the following
12 groups: 150 votes or less, 151 to 300 votes, 301 to 500 votes,
13 501 to 750 votes, 751 and over.
14 * * *
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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