Section 402. Officers to be Elected.--(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the electors of each township shall elect three supervisors, three auditors and one tax collector. No person shall at the same time hold more than one elective township office.
(b) Upon petition of at least five percent of the electors of the township or under a resolution of the board of supervisors and upon approval by a majority of those electors voting at the next municipal or general election, there shall be elected two additional supervisors. The referendum petition or resolution of the board of supervisors certified by the township secretary shall be filed with the county board of elections not later than the thirteenth Tuesday before the next municipal or general election. The county board of elections shall place the question before the electors as provided under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L. 1333, No. 320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code." The form of the question shall be as follows:

Should two additional supervisors be elected to serve in this township?

Yes No

The county board of elections shall tabulate and publish the results of the referendum within thirty days of the election. The total number of supervisors shall not exceed five. In no event shall the question of additional supervisors be voted on more than once in any three-year period.
(c) At the first municipal election following approval at a general election of the question providing for the election of two additional supervisors, one of the additional supervisors shall be elected for a term of four years and one for a term of six years, each to serve from the first Monday of January after the election. At the first general election following approval at a municipal election of the question providing for the election of two additional supervisors, one of the additional supervisors shall be elected for a term of three years and one for a term of five years, each to serve from the first Monday of January after the election. After that time, the additional supervisors shall be elected for terms of six years each to serve from the first Monday of January after the election.
(d) In townships in which the electorate has opted for a five-member board, the township shall return to a three-member board of supervisors upon petition of at least five percent of the electors of the township, or under a resolution of the board of supervisors, and upon approval by a majority of electors voting at the next municipal or general election. The referendum petition shall be filed with the county board of elections not later than the thirteenth Tuesday before the next municipal or general election. The county board of elections shall place the question before the electors as provided under the "Pennsylvania Election Code." The form of the question shall be as follows:

Should this township return to a three-member board of supervisors?

Yes No

The county board of elections shall tabulate and publish the results of the referendum within thirty days of the election. In no event shall the question of reducing the five-member board of supervisors be voted on more than once in any five-year period.
(e) At the first municipal election following approval of the question providing for a return to a three-member board, three supervisors shall be elected to serve from the first Monday of January after the election, when the terms of the officers of the five-member board of supervisors shall cease. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office of supervisor shall be elected. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall serve for a term of six years. The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes shall serve for a term of four years. The candidate receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two years. After that, supervisors shall be elected under section 403.
(402 Amended by Act 166 of 2006)

Section 403. Supervisors.--(a) Except as provided under section 402(b) for the election of additional supervisors or under section 402(e) for a return to a three-member board, or when vacancies create shorter terms, at each municipal election, the electors of each township shall elect one supervisor to serve for a term of six years from the first Monday of January after the election.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this act, no supervisor shall at the same time hold any other elective or appointive township office or position. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a supervisor from being a member of a township planning commission created under the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L. 805, No. 247), known as the "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code."
(c) Supervisors shall reside in the township from which elected and shall have resided in that township continuously for at least one year before their election.

Section 404. Auditors-(a) Except when vacancies create shorter terms, at each municipal election, the electors of each township shall elect one auditor to serve for a term of six years from the first Monday of January after the election. Auditors shall reside in the township from which elected and shall have resided in that township continuously for at least one year immediately preceding their election.
(b) No auditor shall at the same time hold any other elective or appointive township office or position or be an employe of the township for which he has been appointed. ((b) amended Dec. 18, 1996, P.L.1142, No.172 )
(c) In the event that there concurrently exists two or more vacancies for the position of township auditor, a person shall be ineligible to seek nomination or election to fill more than one such vacancy.

Section 405. Repealed by Act 166 of 2006.

Section 406. Tax Collector.-(a) At the municipal election in the year 1993 and at the municipal election every four years after that, the electors of each township shall elect one tax collector to serve for a term of four years, except when vacancies create shorter terms, from the first Monday of January after the election. Tax collectors shall reside in the township from which elected and shall have resided in that township continuously for at least one year immediately preceding their election.
(b) If the electors of any township fail to choose a tax collector or if any person elected to the office fails to give the required bond or to take the required oath, the vacancy shall be filled under section 407.

Section 407. Vacancies in General-If the electors of any township fail to choose a supervisor, tax collector or auditor or if any person elected to any office fails to serve in the office or if a vacancy occurs in the office by death, resignation, removal from the township or otherwise, the board of supervisors may appoint a successor who is an elector of the township and has resided in that township continuously for at least one year prior to their appointment, and, upon their failure to make the appointment within thirty days after the vacancy occurs, the vacancy shall be filled within fifteen additional days by the vacancy board. The vacancy board shall consist of the board of supervisors and one elector of the township, who shall be appointed by the board of supervisors at the board's first meeting each calendar year or as soon after that as practical and who shall act as chairman of the vacancy board. If the vacancy board fails to fill the position within fifteen days, the chairman shall, or if there is a vacancy in the chairmanship the remaining members of the vacancy board shall, petition the court of common pleas to fill the vacancy. If two or more vacancies in the office of supervisor occur on a three-member board or three or more vacancies on a five-member board, the court of common pleas shall fill the vacancies upon presentation of petition signed by not less than fifteen electors of the township. The successor so appointed shall hold the office until the first Monday in January after the first municipal election which occurs more than sixty days after the vacancy occurs, at which election an eligible person shall be elected for the unexpired term.
(407 Amended by Act 166 of 2006)