The state House next week is poised to consider legislation that could determine how Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis is replaced if she follows through with plans to resign or if the county councilâs vote to oust her is upheld.
It depends when and if Salavantis no longer holds the office and when and if the bill is signed into law.
A series of bills, already passed by a bipartisan vote in the state Senate, would streamline the process of filling vacancies by mandating the first assistant takes over whenever a vacancy occurs in the district attorneyâs office.