PRINTER'S NO. 1986
No. 1638 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY RICHARDSON, SHADDING, J. J. JOHNSON, OLIVER AND
WHITE, JULY 10, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JULY 11, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 30, 1937 (P.L.115, No.40), entitled
2 "An act to provide for the permanent personal registration of
3 electors in cities of the first class as a condition of their
4 right to vote at elections and primaries, and their
5 enrollment as members of political parties as a further
6 condition of their right to vote at primaries; prescribing
7 certain procedure for the conduct of elections and primaries
8 and the challenge and proof of qualifications of electors;
9 and prescribing the powers and duties of citizens, parties,
10 bodies of electors, registration commissions, commissioners,
11 registrars, inspectors of registration and other appointees
12 of registration commission, election officers, municipal
13 officers, departments and bureaus, police officers, courts,
14 judges, prothonotaries, sheriffs, county commissioners, peace
15 officers, county treasurers, county controllers, registrars
16 of vital statistics, real estate brokers, rental agents,
17 certain public service companies, persons, firms, and
18 corporations operating vehicles for moving furniture and
19 household goods, and boards of school directors; and imposing
20 penalties," further providing for registrars.
21 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
22 hereby enacts as follows:
23 Section 1. The act of March 30, 1937 (P.L.115, No.40), known
24 as "The First Class City Permanent Registration Act," is amended
25 by adding a section to read:
26 Section 5.1. Appointment of Certain Registrars for Limited
27 Purpose; Compensation.--(a) The commission shall,
1 notwithstanding any other provision of this act, have the power
2 to appoint and shall appoint to act as registrars each principal
3 or assistant principal of every public or private high school
4 and each director of every vocational-technical school for the
5 purpose of registering only those qualified electors who are
6 enrolled students in such schools or who are employed by such
7 schools.
8 (b) Registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall
9 notwithstanding any other provision of this act, serve without
10 compensation.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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