{"data":{"id":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3003","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"53 Pa.C.S. § 3003","heading":"Election and term of office of officials.","body":"The executive (mayor), the treasurer, if elected, the district attorney in the case of counties and the controller, if elected, shall be elected by the electors at a regular municipal election and shall serve for a term of four years beginning on the first Monday of January next following his election.","path":["Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY","PART III GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION","SUBPART E HOME RULE AND OPTIONAL PLAN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 30 TYPES OF OPTIONAL PLANS OF GOVERNMENT","SUBCHAPTER A EXECUTIVE (MAYOR) - COUNCIL PLAN A"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=53\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=30\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-24 (Statute Update stamp, 53 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:08Z","sha256":"0b44c9c626a9f4f0ec18b58d8e96f74994b69709c1373b268b8545cdce87fef4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3002","next":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}