Pennsylvania § 1701 - Eligibility.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1701 — Eligibility., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1701. Eligibility.
(a) General rules.--
(1) Only a registered elector of a township may be eligible to an elective office in the township.
(2) Before being sworn into office, each elected township officer, or, except as provided under section 1711 (relating to vacancies), each appointed township officer in case of a vacancy in an elective office, shall present a signed affidavit to the township secretary stating that the officer resides in the township, or within the ward in the case of a ward office, from which elected or appointed and has resided in the township or ward continuously for at least one year immediately prior to the officer's election or appointment.
(3) In the case of a newly created ward in existence for less than one year at the time of a township officer's election or appointment, the affidavit under paragraph (2) shall state that the officer has resided within the township continuously for at least one year immediately prior to the officer's election or appointment and within the ward from the date of the ward's creation continuously until the officer's election or appointment.
(b) Vacancy for failure to satisfy requirements of office.--If an individual elected to office, or appointed to an elective office, fails to give the required bond, take the required oath or provide a signed affidavit, a vacancy is created in the office for which the individual was elected or appointed, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in section 1711.
(c) More than one office prohibited.--No individual may hold more than one elective township office at the same time.
Cross References. Section 1703 is referred to in sections 1711, 2921 of this title.
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1701 cover?
Section 1701 ("Eligibility.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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