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Luzerne County will file legal action Monday on ballot amendment question
August 25, 2023
Luzerne County will file a two-part legal action Monday to get county council’s election board reconstitution question on the Nov. 7 general election ballot, according to an email county Chief Solicitor Harry W. Skene sent to council Friday night.
New Luzerne County union contract boosts starting salaries
August 24, 2023
In addition to providing raises for existing employees, a new union contract with Luzerne County court-appointed support workers boosts starting salaries for those hired in the future.
Luzerne County Council seeking court assistance to place question on ballot
August 22, 2023
A Luzerne County Council majority voted Tuesday to ask the county court to convene a panel to properly frame a home rule charter amendment question so it can appear on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.
Luzerne County Council to vote on increased coroner fees
August 21, 2023
Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on new fees county Coroner Jillian Matthews requested due to issues the office sometimes encounters with unclaimed bodies.
Opposition gathering planned before Luzerne County Council meeting
August 21, 2023
Four advocacy groups announced they will be gather outside the Luzerne County Courthouse before council’s Tuesday meeting to oppose a Nov. 7 general election ballot referendum that would reconstitute the county’s five-citizen election board.
Luzerne County releases election calendar to track preparations
August 20, 2023
As part of promises to step up tracking and public disclosure of election preparations, Luzerne County’s election bureau has released an extensive list of tasks and their status of completion.
Luzerne County Council has packed agenda Tuesday
August 20, 2023
Luzerne County Council has a lengthy voting agenda Tuesday, with votes planned on a union contract, requested tax breaks and a proposal asking the court to convene a panel to get council’s home rule charter amendment question on the November general election ballot.
Luzerne County Council may ask court for temporary panel to craft ballot question
August 18, 2023
Luzerne County Council may take the extraordinary step of asking the court to appoint a temporary panel to ensure its charter amendment ballot question is on the Nov. 7 general election ballot, according to information released Friday.
Luzerne County Election Board makes electronic poll book recommendation
August 17, 2023
Luzerne County’s five-citizen Election Board unanimously voted in support of electronic poll books from Knowink.
Luzerne County Council sets executive session about ballot question
August 17, 2023
Luzerne County Council has scheduled a closed-door executive session before Tuesday’s meeting to discuss the county Election Board’s decision to not certify a home rule charter amendment ballot question, council Chairwoman Kendra Vough said Thursday.