PRINTER'S NO. 2793
No. 2233 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY GERLACH, E. Z. TAYLOR, GORDNER, KREBS, MAITLAND,
PITTS, FICHTER, LAUB, WAUGH, BATTISTO, TIGUE, NAILOR,
B. SMITH, SAURMAN, FAIRCHILD, KASUNIC, HENNESSEY,
M. N. WRIGHT, FREEMAN, FLICK, ROBERTS, VANCE, PETTIT, ARGALL,
SCHEETZ, FARGO, J. TAYLOR, PLATTS, MUNDY, SAYLOR, MILLER,
PETRARCA, FAJT, McGEEHAN, RAYMOND, TOMLINSON, CESSAR,
HERSHEY, CIVERA, CLARK AND ROHRER, NOVEMBER 24, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 24, 1993
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," providing for part-time election day employees.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 412.1 of the act of June 3, 1937
15 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
16 amended by adding a subsection to read:
17 Section 412.1. Compensation of Election Officers.--* * *
18 (f) Persons working a half-day shift shall be compensated at
19 one-half the rate of a person working a full day.
20 Section 2. Section 1208(a) of the act is amended to read:
1 Section 1208. Meeting of Election Officers on Day of
2 Election; Duties of Election Officers.--(a) The judges,
3 inspectors, clerks of election and machine inspectors, together
4 with the overseers, if any, shall meet in the respective places
5 appointed for holding the election in each election district at
6 least thirty minutes before the hour for opening the polls on
7 the day of each primary and election. They shall thereupon, in
8 the presence of each other, take and subscribe in duplicate to
9 the oaths required by this act. Persons working the second half
10 of election day shall take and subscribe to the required oath at
11 least thirty minutes before their shift begins.
12 * * *
13 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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