PRINTER'S NO. 63
No. 53 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY THOMAS, OLIVER AND RICHARDSON, JANUARY 27, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 27, 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," increasing the compensation of judges of
12 election.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 412.1 of the act of June 3, 1937
16 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
17 added May 5, 1982 (P.L.374, No.108), is amended to read:
18 Section 412.1. Compensation of Election Officers.--(a) In
19 all counties, the compensation of judges, inspectors, clerks and
20 machine inspectors shall be fixed by the county board of
21 elections of the county at not less than the following: judge of
22 elections, [forty-five dollars ($45.00)] ninety dollars
23 ($90.00); inspectors and clerks, forty dollars ($40.00); and
1 machine operators, forty dollars ($40.00); and not more than the
2 following: judge of elections, [seventy dollars ($70.00)] one
3 hundred forty dollars ($140.00); inspectors and clerks, sixty-
4 five dollars ($65.00) and machine operators, sixty-five dollars
5 ($65.00); for each primary and election. The county board of
6 elections may, in its discretion, establish different per diem
7 rates within the above mentioned minima and maxima based on the
8 number of votes cast for the following groups: 150 votes or
9 less, 151 to 300 votes, 301 to 500 votes, 501 to 750 votes, 751
10 and over.
11 (b) For transmitting returns of primaries and elections and
12 the ballot box or boxes, all judges of elections shall each be
13 entitled to receive the additional sum of six dollars ($6.00).
14 (c) In counties of the second through eighth classes, the
15 county board of elections may require the minority inspector of
16 elections to accompany the judge of elections in transmitting
17 returns of primaries and elections, in which case the minority
18 inspector of elections shall be entitled to receive the
19 additional sum of six dollars ($6.00).
20 (d) The person furnishing transportation to the judge of
21 election and the minority inspector in transmitting returns and
22 ballot boxes, shall be entitled to a minimum of twenty cents
23 (20¢) per mile circular from the polling place to the county
24 courthouse. The name of such person shall appear on the voucher
25 of the judge of election and only one person shall receive
26 mileage compensation.
27 (e) When a primary and special election or a special and
28 general or municipal election take place on the same day, they
29 shall be construed as one election for the purpose of receiving
30 compensation.
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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