PRINTER'S NO. 1737
No. 1490 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY M. R. CLARK, TELEK, ZORD, GEIST, DIETZ, YAHNER,
TRELLO, STEWART AND HALVERSON, JUNE 13, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 13, 1979
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," further providing for mileage for transportation
12 when transmitting returns and ballot boxes and harmonizing
13 the language of existing amendments.
14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 hereby enacts as follows:
16 Section 1. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 412, act of
17 June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania
18 Election Code," amended April 12, 1949 (P.L.693, No.165) and May
19 23, 1949 (P.L.1698, No.515), are amended to read:
20 Section 412. Compensation of Election Officers.--* * *
21 (c) For transmitting returns of primaries and elections and
22 the ballot box or boxes in counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
23 sixth, seventh and eighth classes, all judges of election shall
1 be entitled to receive the additional sum of three dollars and
2 fifty cents ($3.50) [and, except in counties of the first class,
3 shall also be entitled to receive five cents ($.05) per mile for
4 mileage,] as full compensation for said services.
5 (d) For transmitting the ballot box or boxes together with
6 the judge of election as herein provided, the minority inspector
7 of election shall be entitled to an additional sum of two
8 dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) in counties of the first class,
9 and [in all other counties the additional sum of] in counties of
10 the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes, the
11 minority inspector of election shall be entitled to an
12 additional sum of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) as full
13 compensation for said services.
14 The person furnishing transportation to the judge of election
15 and the minority inspector in transmitting returns and ballot
16 boxes, as provided in [subsections (c) and (d) of] this section,
17 shall be entitled to [ten cents (10¢) per mile circular from the
18 polling place to the county court house.] that mileage
19 compensation prescribed for county employees in the performance
20 of their duties. Such mileage compensation shall be computed on
21 a circular basis from the polling place to the county
22 courthouse. The name of such person shall appear on the voucher
23 of the judge of election.
24 * * *
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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