THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, EICHELBERGER, ALLOWAY AND BOSCOLA, FEBRUARY 3, 2011

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled,

as amended, "An act relating to counties of the first, third,

fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending,

revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating

thereto; relating to imposition of excise taxes by counties,

including authorizing imposition of an excise tax on the

rental of motor vehicles by counties of the first class; and

providing for regional renaissance initiatives," in county

officers, further providing for enumeration of elected

officers.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 401 of the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.

323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended by adding a

subsection to read:

Section 401.  Enumeration of Elected Officers.--* * *

(f)  The office of jury commissioner may be abolished by

referendum at the option of each county which on the effective

date of this subsection is a county of the fifth class having a

population under the 2000 Federal decennial census in excess of

120,300 residents, but less than 123,300 residents, whenever

electors equal to at least five per centum of the highest vote

cast for any office in the county at the last preceding general

election shall file a petition with the county board of

elections, or the governing body of the county adopts, by a

majority vote, a resolution to place the question on the ballot

and a copy of the resolution is filed with the county board of

elections for a referendum on the question of abolishing the

office of jury commissioner. Proceedings under this subsection

shall be in accordance with the provisions of the act of June 3,

1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election

Code." Upon approval of the referendum, the office of jury

commissioner shall expire at the completion of the current jury

commissioners' terms of office. The referendum shall not take

place in any year in which the office of jury commissioner is on

the ballot.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.