§ § 1203Commissions

(a) Establishment.--A commission is established in each
county. The commission has jurisdiction over the registration
of applicants, qualified electors and registered electors of
the county under this part.
   (b) Membership.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the
   county commissioners of each county shall act as a
   registration commission for the county.
       (2) In a city of the first class, the commission shall
   consist of the three elected commissioners of the city. Each
   commissioner shall be elected for a term of four years in
   the year that the mayor is elected.
       (3) In counties which have adopted home rule charters
   or optional plans, the commission shall consist of the
   members of the county body which performs legislative
   functions unless the county charter or optional plan provides
   for the appointment of the commission. In either case, there
   must be minority representation on the commission. The county
   body which performs legislative functions shall, if the
   commission does not contain minority representation, appoint
   such representation from a list submitted by the county chair
   of the minority party.
   (c) Compensation.--Commissioners shall receive no
compensation in addition to their compensation as county or
city commissioners.
   (d) Majority vote required.--Actions of a commission must
be decided by a majority vote of all members except as otherwise
provided in this part.
   (e) Records.--A commission shall keep a permanent record
of its proceedings.
   (f) Regulations.--A commission may make regulations, not
inconsistent with this part, to do all of the following:
       (1) Govern the public sessions of the commission.
       (2) Perform the duties imposed by this part.
       (3) Carry into effect the provisions of this part and
   permit the efficient administration of this part, including
   the designation of duties to be performed and functions to
   be exercised under this part at its respective offices.
   (g) Enforcement.--A commission may enforce regulations,
orders and subpoenas as provided in section 1601 (relating to
subpoenas and witness fees) and, if necessary, shall have the
assistance of the appropriate court of common pleas and of all
public officers subservient to the court in enforcing the
regulations, orders and subpoenas.
   (h) Errors.--A commission shall correct an error or
irregularity in registration and cancel the registration of an
individual whom it finds to be improperly registered, subject
only to this part. Written notice shall be mailed or delivered
to each individual whose registration is canceled. Whenever a
registered elector's name is changed for any reason, the

registered elector's SURE registration number shall remain the
same, and the file shall reflect the former name change to the
new name.
   (i) Investigation.--A commission or a commissioner has the
power to do any of the following:
       (1) Summon and interrogate any person concerning the
   registration of electors or any matter related thereto.
       (2) Investigate irregularities in registration.
       (3) Summon and examine witnesses.
       (4) Require the production of relevant documents.
   (j) Oaths and affirmations.--Each commissioner has the power
to administer oaths and affirmations. Each individual testifying
before a commission or commissioner must be sworn or affirmed.
   (k) Correction of errors.--
       (1) A commission shall correct its registration records
   without requiring action of a registered elector in any of
   the following cases:
           (i) If the mailing address of the registered elector
       has been changed by the renaming of a street, the
       renumbering of a house or the changing of a post office.
           (ii) If the election district of the registered
       elector has been changed through a change in the
       boundaries of an election district.
       (2) Notice of action under paragraph (1) shall be mailed
   promptly to the affected registered elector.
   (l) Update.--A commission shall promptly update information
contained in its registration records.
   Cross References. Section 1203 is referred to in section
1102 of this title.