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§ 801. Eligibility

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated TownsEffective: June 17, 2014 to May 27, 2024

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns
Part I. Boroughs (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 8. Elections of Officers
Subchapter A. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 17, 2014 to May 27, 2024
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 801
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 45801
§ 801. Eligibility
Currentness
<Text of section effective until May 28, 2024. See also, text of 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 801 effective May 28, 2024.>
(a) Residency.--The following shall apply:
(1) Except as provided under subsection (c), only registered electors of the borough shall be eligible to elective borough offices.
(2) Before being sworn into office, each elected borough officer shall present a signed affidavit to the borough secretary that states that the officer resides in the borough, or within the ward in the case of a ward office, from which elected and has resided in the borough continuously for at least one year immediately prior to the officer's election.
(b) Incompatible offices.--A school director or a trustee of a charter school may not be elected to an elective borough office. No individual may hold more than one elective borough office at the same time.
(c) Exception.--A borough with a population of less than 150 may permit residents that have not resided in the borough continuously for at least one year immediately before the election to be eligible to hold office.

Credits

2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014].
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 801, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 801
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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