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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns § 801. Eligibility

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Residency.--The following shall apply:

(1) Only registered electors of the borough shall be eligible to elective borough offices.

(2) Except as provided under subsection (c) and 53 Pa.C.S. § 1142 (relating to residency during military service), 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.

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