§ 304Regulations; Subpoenas; Witnesses; Fees

(a) Each county board of elections may make regulations,
not inconsistent with this act or the laws of this Commonwealth,
to govern its public sessions, and may issue subpoenas, summon
witnesses, compel production of books, papers, records and other
evidence, and fix the time and place for hearing any matters
relating to the administration and conduct of primaries and
elections in the county under the provisions of this act. All
subpoenas issued by the county board shall be in substantially
the same form and shall have the same force and effect as
subpoenas issued by the court of common pleas of such county,
and, upon application, the board shall be entitled to the
benefit of the process of such court if necessary to enforce
any subpoena issued by them. Each member of the county board
shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations. Each
person testifying before any county board shall be first duly
sworn or affirmed.
   (b) Any person filing any petition with a county board or
opposing the same shall have the privilege of having subpoenas
issued by the board to compel the attendance of witnesses, upon
condition that all witnesses so subpoenaed shall be paid witness
fees, in the manner herein provided. ((b) repealed in part Apr.
28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53)
   (c) Witnesses subpoenaed by the county board shall each
also be entitled to daily witness fees at the rate aforesaid,
to be paid by the board: Provided, however, That election
officers, clerks, machine inspectors, overseers and watchers,
when subpoenaed by the county board to appear before the board,
sitting for the computation and canvassing of votes cast at an
election, shall not be entitled to witness fees.
   (d) No subpoena shall be issued for the benefit of any
person other than the county board until he shall have paid the
board a fee of twenty-five (.25) cents for issuing the same and
deposited with the board one day's witness fees for each witness
to be summoned thereby, whose names shall be given to the board
and entered by it in such subpoena and among its records, and
no such subpoena shall be effective to require the further
attendance of any witness after the day mentioned therein,
unless the hearing be postponed or continued by the board, and
unless, before four o'clock P. M. of said day, the person for
whose benefit it be issued shall have deposited with the board
an additional day's witness fees for each witness whose further
attendance is desired. As soon as convenient after any hearing
is concluded, postponed or continued on any day, the county
board shall disburse the fees deposited with it by any persons
aforesaid, among those witnesses who have appeared in response
to subpoenas issued as aforesaid, and shall return to the person
who deposited the same any fees deposited for others who did
not attend, and shall also pay like fees to any witnesses
summoned by the board as aforesaid, taking their receipts
therefor, so long as there are sufficient funds available for
such payments. The county board shall pay over to the county
treasurer all fees received for subpoenas.