HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 645, 927 PRINTER'S NO. 1513
No. 607 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY BELL, CONTI, DENT, CORMAN, JUBELIRER, BRIGHTBILL,
THOMPSON, WENGER, MURPHY, MADIGAN, TOMLINSON, M. WHITE,
RHOADES, WAUGH, HELFRICK, LAVALLE, KUKOVICH, BOSCOLA AND
GERLACH, MARCH 12, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 13, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 1, 1971 (P.L.495, No.113),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the compensation
3 of county officers in counties of the second through eighth
4 classes, for compensation of district attorneys in cities and
5 counties of the first class, for compensation of district
6 election officers in all counties, for the disposition of
7 fees, for filing of bonds in certain cases and for duties of
8 certain officers," further providing for the compensation of
9 clerks of election and machine operators; and making a
10 repeal.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 10.2 of the act of November 1, 1971
14 (P.L.495, No.113), entitled, as amended, "An act providing for
15 the compensation of county officers in counties of the second
16 through eighth classes, for compensation of district attorneys
17 in cities and counties of the first class, for compensation of
18 district election officers in all counties, for the disposition
19 of fees, for filing of bonds in certain cases and for duties of
20 certain officers," added October 31, 1997 (P.L.482, No.48), is
1 amended by adding a subsection to read:
2 Section 10.2. * * *
3 (a.1) If a county board of elections authorizes that the
4 duties of a clerk of elections or machine operator may be
5 performed by two individuals who each perform such duties for
6 one-half of an election day, such individuals shall each be
7 compensated at one-half of the rate authorized for an A SINGLE <--
8 individual who performs the duties for the entire election day.
9 * * *
10 Section 2. Section 404 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
11 No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is repealed to
12 the extent that it prohibits the sharing of the duties of the
13 authorized positions of clerk of elections or machine operator.
14 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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