PRINTER'S NO. 1788
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1292
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, PITTMAN, BARTOLOTTA, HUTCHINSON,
STEFANO, LAUGHLIN AND MENSCH, JUNE 16, 2022
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 16, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
and defining membership of county boards of elections;
imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
elections," in county boards of elections, further providing
for county boards of elections and membership.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 301 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
read:
Section 301. County Boards of Elections; Membership.--
(a) There shall be a county board of elections in and for
each county of this Commonwealth, which shall have jurisdiction
over the conduct of primaries and elections in such county, in
accordance with the provisions of this act.
(b) In each county of the Commonwealth, the county board of
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elections shall consist of the county commissioners of such
county ex officio, or any officials or board who are performing
or may perform the duties of the county commissioners, who shall
serve without additional compensation as such. Except in
counties of the first class, in counties which have adopted home
rule charters or optional plans the board of elections shall
consist of the members of the county body which performs
legislative functions unless the county charter or optional plan
provides for the appointment of the board of elections. In
either case, there shall be minority representation on the
board. The county body which performs legislative functions
shall in the case where the board does not contain minority
representation appoint such representation from a list submitted
by the county chairman of the minority party. A member of the
county board of elections may not serve as a State party
officer.
(c) Whenever a member of the board of county commissioners
is a candidate for nomination or election to any public office,
the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas shall appoint a
judge or an elector of the county to serve in his stead.
Whenever there appears on the ballot a question relating to the
adoption of a Home Rule Charter for the county or amendments to
an existing county Home Rule Charter, the President Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas shall appoint judges or electors of the
county to serve in the stead of the county commissioners.
Appointees who are not currently elected office holders shall
receive compensation for such service as determined by the
salary board plus mileage as specified by the county for
expenses incurred when performing election board business. An
appointee may not serve as a State party officer.
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(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"State party officer." An individual elected by the members
of the State committee of a political party to serve as an
officer or in a leadership role.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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