PRINTER'S NO. 1420
No. 1281 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY RICHARDSON, EVANS, J. D. WILLIAMS, DEAL, EMERSON,
WIGGINS AND BARBER, APRIL 22, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 29, 1937 (P.L.487, No.115), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act to provide for the permanent personal
3 registration of electors in cities of the second class,
4 cities of the second class A, cities of the third class,
5 boroughs, towns, and townships as a condition of their right
6 to vote at elections and primaries, and their enrollment as
7 members of political parties as a further condition of their
8 right to vote at primaries; prescribing certain procedure for
9 the conduct of elections and primaries and the challenge and
10 proof of qualifications of electors; requiring the county
11 commissioners of the various counties to act as a
12 registration commission therefor; and prescribing the powers
13 and duties of citizens, parties, political bodies,
14 registration commissions, commissioners, registrars,
15 inspectors of registration and other appointees of
16 registration commissions, county election boards, election
17 officers, municipal officers, departments and bureaus, police
18 officers, courts, judges, prothonotaries, sheriffs, county
19 commissioners, peace officers, county treasurers, county
20 controllers, registrars of vital statistics, certain public
21 utility corporations, real estate brokers, rental agents, and
22 boards of school directors; and imposing penalties," further
23 providing for registrars.
24 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
25 hereby enacts as follows:
26 Section 1. The act of April 29, 1937 (P.L.487, No.115),
27 known as "The Permanent Registration Act for Cities of the
28 Second Class, Cities of the Second Class A, Cities of the Third
1 Class, Boroughs, Towns and Townships," reenacted and amended May
2 31, 1955 (P.L.62, No.32), is amended by adding a section to
3 read:
4 Section 5.1. Appointment of Certain Registrars for Limited
5 Purpose; Compensation.--(a) The commission shall,
6 notwithstanding any other provision of this act, have the power
7 to appoint and shall appoint to act as registrars each principal
8 or assistant principal of every public or private high school
9 and each director of every vocational-technical school for the
10 purpose of registering only those qualified electors who are
11 enrolled students in such schools or who are employed by such
12 schools.
13 (b) Registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall
14 notwithstanding any other provision of this act, serve without
15 compensation.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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