Bill Text: PA HB2001 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for enumeration of elected officers.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 15-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-08 - Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HB2001 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2001-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2701
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2001 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY SWANGER, FARRY, BOYD, CUTLER, DELOZIER, FLECK, GINGRICH, GRELL, KAUFFMAN, O'NEILL, QUINN, RAPP, SAYLOR, TALLMAN AND WATSON, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), entitled,
as amended, "An act relating to counties of the second class
and second class A; amending, revising, consolidating and
changing the laws relating thereto," further providing for
enumeration of elected officers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 401 of the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723,
No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 401. Enumeration of Elected Officers.--* * *
(d) The office of jury commissioner may be abolished by
referendum at the option of each county whenever electors equal
to at least five per centum of the highest vote cast for any
office in the county at the last preceding general election
shall file a petition with the county board of elections or the
governing body of the county adopts, by a majority vote, a
resolution to place such a question on the ballot and a copy of
the resolution is filed with the county board of elections for a
referendum on the question of abolishing the office of jury
commissioner. The referendum shall not take place in any year in
which the office of jury commissioner is on the ballot.
Proceedings under this subsection shall be in accordance with
the provisions of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320),
known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code." Upon approval of the
referendum the office of jury commissioner shall expire at the
completion of the current jury commissioners' terms of office.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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