Clinton County Election Proclamation
CLINTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION
COUNTY OF CLINTON
232 E. MAIN STREET, GARDEN BUILDING 3RD FLOOR
LOCK HAVEN, PA 17745
PHONE: 570-893-4000
FAX: 570-893-4041
NOTICE
The following two (2) proposed constitutional amendments currently appear on the ballot for the 2016 Primary Election to be conducted on April 26, 2016, at the locations hereinafter listed:
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1
AMENDING THE MANDATORY JUDICIAL
RETIREMENT AGE
Ballot Question
Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years, instead of the current requirement that they be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70?
Plain English Statement of the Office of Attorney General
The purpose of the ballot question is to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to require that justices, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years. Presently, the Pennsylvania Constitution provides that justices, judges and justices of the peace be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years. Justices of the peace are currently referred to as magisterial district judges. If the ballot question were to be approved, justices, judges and magisterial district judges would be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years rather than the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years. This amendment to the mandatory retirement age would be applicable to all judges and justices in the Commonwealth, including the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, judges of the Commonwealth Court, Superior Court, county courts of common pleas, community courts, municipal courts in the City of Philadelphia, and magisterial district judges. The ballot question is limited in that it would not amend any other provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution related to the qualification, election, tenure, or compensation of the justices, judges or magisterial district judges. The effect of the ballot question would be to allow all justices, judges, and magisterial district judges to remain in office until the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years. This would permit all justices, judges, and magisterial district judges to serve an additional five years beyond the current required retirement age.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2
ABOLITION OF THE PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT
Ballot Question
Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to abolish the Philadelphia Traffic Court?
Plain English Statement of the Office of Attorney General
The purpose of the ballot question is to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to abolish the Traffic
Court in the City of Philadelphia.
Presently, the Pennsylvania Constitution provides for the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia as part of the unified judicial system. If the ballot question were to be approved, the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia would be abolished by removing all references to the Traffic Court and the judges of the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia from the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Legislation enacted in 2013 transferred the functions performed by the Traffic Court to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. As a result, violations of the Vehicle Code previously adjudicated by the Traffic Court are presently being adjudicated by the Philadelphia Municipal Court. The proposed amendment would officially abolish the Traffic Court by removing all references to the Traffic Court and its judges from the Pennsylvania Constitution.
This ballot question is limited to whether the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia should be abolished. The ballot question would not amend any other provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution beyond the removal of all references to the Traffic Court and its judges.
The effect of the ballot question would be to abolish the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia. As discussed above, legislation enacted in 2013 transferred the functions of the Traffic Court to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. This amendment would officially abolish the Traffic Court by removing all references to the Traffic Court and its judges from the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Clinton County Pennsylvania Polling Places
Below is a list of polling places in Clinton County.
If you are unsure of your polling place, please call us at 570-893-4019.
| TOWNSHIP/BORO | POLLING PLACE | ADDRESS | CITY |
| Allison Township | Flemington First Church of Christ | 714 Canal Street | Mill Hall, PA 17751 |
| Avis Borough | Avis Borough Building | Ross & Fairview Sts. | Avis, PA 17721 |
| Bald Eagle Township | Bald Eagle Twp. Building | 12 Fairpoint Road | Mill Hall, PA 17751 |
| Beech Creek Borough | Beech Creek Borough | 51 Locust Street | Beech Creek, PA 16822 |
| Beech Creek Township | Beech Creek Township | 190 Wynn Ave | Beech Creek, PA 16822 |
| Castanea Township | Castanea Fire Hall | 111 McElhattan Avenue | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Chapman Township | Chapman Twp Fire Co #1 | 79 Park Ave | North Bend, PA 17760 |
| Colebrook Township | Colebrook Township Building | 2776 Farrandsville Rd | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Crawford Township | School Building | 2774 Rauchtown Road | Jersey Shore, PA 17740 |
| Dunnstable Township | Dunnstable Twp. Municipal Bldg. | 630 Big Plum Run Road | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Flemington Borough | Red Eye Center | 516 Canal Street | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Gallagher Township | Haneyville Volunteer Fire Co. | 15351 Coudersport Pike | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Greene Township | Greene Twp. Municipal Bldg. | 688 E. Valley Rd | Loganton, PA 17747 |
| Grugan Township | Grugan Twp. Municipal Building | 6887 Renovo Rd | Mill Hall, PA 17751 |
| East Keating Township | DCNR Building | 15187 Renovo Rd | Renovo, PA 17764 |
| West Keating Township | West Keating Township Building | 6957 Keating Mountain Rd | Pottersdale, PA 16871 |
| Lamar Township | Cedar Heights Brethren Church | 37 Cedar Heights | Mill Hall, PA 17751 |
| Leidy Township | Leidy Township Hall | 7214 Kettle Creek Rd | Renovo, PA 17764 |
| Logan Township | Logan Township Hall | 3799 Narrows Rd | Tylersville, PA |
| Loganton Borough | Loganton Boro Municipal Bldg | 201 N Mill St | Loganton, PA 17747 |
| Mill Hall Borough | Mill Hall Fire Company | 9 East Peale Avenue | Mill Hall, PA 17751 |
| Noyes Township | DCNR Building | 15187 Renovo Rd | Renovo, PA 17764 |
| Pine Creek Township I | Pine Creek Twp. Municipal Bldg. | 31 Municipal Dr | Avis, PA 17721 |
| Pine Creek Township II | Woolrich Fire Hall | 26 Cemetery St | Woolrich, PA 17779 |
| Porter Township | Nittany Valley Fire Company | 5101 Nittany Valley Dr | Lamar, PA 16848 |
| Wayne Township | Wayne Township Fire Co | 317 Linnwood Dr | McElhattan, PA 17748 |
| Woodward Township | Dunnstown Fire Hall | 119 Woodward Avenue | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Lock Haven 1st Ward | Hand-In-Hand Hose Co. | 5 N Henderson Street | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Lock Haven 2nd Ward | Hope Hose Company | 120 E Church St | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Lock Haven 3rd ward | Lock Haven University East Campus | 340 W. Main St | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Lock Haven 4th Ward | Citizens Hose Company | 415 Bellefonte Avenue | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Lock Haven 5th Ward | John Yost Community Center | 369 Linden Street | Lock Haven, PA 17745 |
| Renovo Borough | Emerald Hose House Building | 230 11th Street | Renovo, PA 17764 |
| South Renovo Borough | Citizens Hose Company | 415 4th Street | South Renovo, PA 17764 |
CLINTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
232 EAST MAIN STREET, GARDEN BLDG., 3RD FLOOR
LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA 17745
Jann R. Meyers, Chief Clerk
Larry E. Coploff, Solicitor
Phone: (570) 893-4000
(800) 509-6697
Fax: (570) 893-4041
Board of Commissioners
Robert B. “Pete” Smeltz, Jr.
Chairman
Jeffrey A. Snyder
Vice Chairman
Paul Conklin
Commissioner
