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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1419 | PRINTER'S NO. 2049 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, WAUGH, SCHWANK, ERICKSON, D. WHITE, ALLOWAY, VANCE, MENSCH, EARLL AND FERLO, JUNE 23, 2011 |
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| SENATOR PIPPY, LAW AND JUSTICE, AS AMENDED, MARCH 27, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in constables, repealing provisions | <-- |
3 | relating to elections, election services and criminal penalty |
4 | further providing for election duties of constables and for | <-- |
5 | election services; and repealing a criminal penalty |
6 | provision. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Sections 7152, 7163 and 7175 of Title 44 of the | <-- |
10 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are repealed: |
11 | Section 1. Sections 7152 and 7163 of Title 44 of the | <-- |
12 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
13 | [§ 7152. Elections. | <-- |
14 | The constable of a borough, township or ward, or his deputy, |
15 | [shall] may do all of the following: | <-- |
16 | (1) Be present at the polling place in each election |
17 | district of the borough, township or ward at each election |
18 | during the continuance of each election and while the votes |
19 | are being counted, for the purpose of preserving the peace. |
20 | (2) Serve at all elections. |
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1 | § 7163. Election services. |
2 | For services performed under section 7152 (relating to |
3 | elections), the constables and deputies performing the services |
4 | shall receive the same compensation payable to inspectors and |
5 | clerks under section 412.2(a) of the act of June 3, 1937 |
6 | (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code. The |
7 | compensation shall be paid by the county if the county elects to | <-- |
8 | use constable or deputy constable services in accordance with |
9 | section 7152 (relating to elections), and the sum shall include |
10 | pay for serving notices in writing to persons elected at the |
11 | election. |
12 | Section 2. Section 7175 of Title 44 is repealed: | <-- |
13 | [§ 7175. Criminal penalty. |
14 | A constable who neglects or refuses to perform the duties |
15 | under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the |
16 | Pennsylvania Election Code, commits a misdemeanor of the third |
17 | degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of |
18 | $500 or to imprisonment for not less than one month nor more |
19 | than one year, or both.] |
20 | Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. | <-- |
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