PRINTER'S NO. 4328
No. 2022 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY J. WHITE, ROCK, BRENNAN, PASHINSKI, M. O'BRIEN,
FRANKEL, SURRA, FREEMAN, PETRONE, BELFANTI, GEORGE, COHEN,
KORTZ, KOTIK, HALUSKA, KULA, CALTAGIRONE, WALKO, GOODMAN,
GIBBONS, GRUCELA, J. TAYLOR, YOUNGBLOOD, READSHAW, SOLOBAY,
SIPTROTH, HARHAI, CASORIO, WHEATLEY, MICOZZIE AND M. SMITH,
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
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 compensation of district
12 election officers.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 412.2(a) of the act of June 3, 1937
16 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
17 amended May 12, 2006 (P.L.178, No.45), is amended and the
18 section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
19 Section 412.2. Compensation of District Election Officers.--
20 (a) [In] Prior to January 1, 2010, and thereafter for the
21 purposes of calculations in subsection (c), in all counties
1 regardless of class, the compensation of judges of election,
2 inspectors of election, clerks and machine operators shall be
3 fixed by the county board of elections for each election in
4 accordance with the following:
5 Election Officers Minimum Maximum
6 Compensation Compensation
7 Judges of election $75 $200
8 Inspectors of election $75 $195
9 Clerks and machine operators $70 $195
10 (a.1) Beginning January 1, 2010, in all counties regardless
11 of class, the compensation of judges of election, inspectors of
12 election, clerks and machine operators shall be established at
13 the discretion of the county board of elections under subsection
14 (c) or shall be fixed by the county board of elections for each
15 election in accordance with the following, whichever is greater:
16 Election Officers Hourly Wage
17 Judges of election $12 per hour
18 Inspectors of election $11 per hour
19 Clerks and machine operators $10 per hour
20 * * *
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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