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The Luzerne County Board of Elections will choose a new chairperson this week â which might end the recent turnover among county election officials. The selection will follow public interviews of three citizens who applied for the chairperson position, at a special meeting of the board at 5 p.m. Wednesday. County council appoints four of the five members of the election board, which certifies the results of county elections. Council appoints two members from each of the major political parties, as stipulated by the county charter. Those four members then appoint a fifth member, of any political affiliation, to serve as chairperson. ....
Litigation filed against Luzerne County over a recent dispute centered on the district attorneyâs office will be withdrawn, District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce announced Thursday. The issues that sparked the litigation have been resolved, Sanguedolce said in an open letter to county residents and county council. However, the crux of the controversy â conflicts between the county charter and state law â remains unresolved, Sanguedolce said. Former District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis and Sanguedolce, then the first assistant district attorney, filed a petition in county court on March 19, 10 days after council declared the district attorneyâs seat vacant when Salavantis filed a nominating petition to run for county judge this year. ....
A legal challenge in Lackawanna County more than 20 years ago might have set a precedent for how Luzerne Countyâs next district attorney will be appointed. How to appoint the next district attorney is one of two questions that remain unresolved since longtime District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis announced she would run for a seat on the county court of common pleas in the May 18 primary. Salavantis said she would resign as district attorney once she is certified as a candidate for judge, which she said will likely happen around March 24. However, county council declared the position of district attorney vacant on March 9, since the county charter states a district attorney must resign if he or she files a nominating petition for another office. ....
There appeared to be no major developments Thursday in the controversy over whether the Luzerne County district attorneyâs position is vacant. County council declared the position vacant on Tuesday after longtime District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis filed to run for a seat on the county court of common pleas in the May 18 primary. The county charter stipulates that a district attorney must resign if he or she files a nominating petition for another office. Salavantis said she will resign once she is certified as a candidate for judge, later this month. Late Tuesday night, Salavantis said councilâs action forced her to seek legal counsel for her office. The same night, council Chairman Tim McGinley said he expected the dispute would lead to litigation. ....