{"data":{"id":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1702","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"73 Pa.C.S. § 1702","heading":"Term of office.","body":"Except if a vacancy in office occurs under section 1711 (relating to vacancies), officers shall hold office for the term for which the individual was elected. Officers shall not serve longer than the first Monday of January succeeding the municipal election at which a successor was elected.","path":["Title 73 - TOWNSHIPS","PART II FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE","CHAPTER 17 ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND VACANCIES IN OFFICE","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=73\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=17\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-06-23 (Statute Update stamp, 73 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:38Z","sha256":"55a341ace18d4a6a62a269b068ce8f4defae57f07017a5d0dab1d391a3e15313","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1701","next":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}