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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 73 Pa.C.S.A. Townships § 1904. Removal of township officers and appointees

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Removal of officer.--A township officer, elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in elective office, shall be removable from office only by:

(1) impeachment;

(2) the Governor for reasonable cause after due notice and full hearing on the advice of two-thirds of the Senate;  or

(3) on conviction of misbehavior in office or of an infamous crime in accordance with the Constitution of Pennsylvania.

(b) Quo warranto.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), an officer's title to office may be tried by proceedings of quo warranto as provided by law.

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