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Any person who shall, either directly or indirectly, pay or give to a school director any sum of money, or other thing of value, for his vote or support in the election of an executive director or assistant executive director of an intermediate unit, or district or assistant district superintendent, or pay or give to a school director any or all of his expenses incurred in and about the convention for the election of an executive director or assistant executive director of an intermediate unit, or district or assistant district superintendent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than five dollars ($5) or more than five hundred dollars ($500), or to undergo imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days, or more than one (1) year, either or both, at the discretion of the court. In addition thereto, he shall forever thereafter be disqualified from holding the office of executive director or assistant executive director of an intermediate unit, district superintendent, assistant district superintendent, school director, or any other office in the public school system of this Commonwealth.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 10-1009. Influencing elections; penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-24-ps-education/pa-st-sect-24-10-1009/
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