SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1640 PRINTER'S NO. 2973
No. 1437 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY GLADECK, JACKSON, NOYE, LASHINGER, POTT, WOGAN,
FISCHER, MERRY, B. SMITH, RASCO, NAHILL, CORNELL, BURNS AND
GREENWOOD, MAY 12, 1981
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, MARCH 1, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320) entitled,
2 "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
3 special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
4 primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
5 and defining membership of county boards of elections;
6 imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
7 courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
8 imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
9 revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10 repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11 elections," further providing for the qualifications of <--
12 election officers. APPORTIONING THE COMMONWEALTH INTO <--
13 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AND DELAYING THE TIME PERIODS
14 RELATING TO NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE IN
15 CONGRESS.
16 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17 hereby enacts as follows:
18 Section 1. Section 402, act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, <--
19 No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code," is amended
20 to read:
21 Section 402. Qualifications of Election Officers.--Election
22 officers shall be qualified registered electors of the district
23 in which they are elected or appointed. No person shall be
1 qualified to serve as an election officer who shall hold, or
2 shall within two months have held, any office, appointment or
3 employment in or under the Government of the United States or of
4 this State or of any city[, county, borough, township,
5 incorporated town, school district,] or county or poor district,
6 of any municipal board, commission or trust in any city, save
7 only [justices of the peace and aldermen,] district justices,
8 notaries public and persons in the militia service of the State;
9 nor shall any election officer be eligible to any civil office
10 to be voted for at a primary or election at which he shall
11 serve, except that of an election officer.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
13 SECTION 1. SECTION 953, ACT OF JUNE 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, <--
14 NO.320), KNOWN AS THE "PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE," IS AMENDED
15 BY ADDING A SUBSECTION TO READ:
16 SECTION 953. PLACE AND TIME OF FILING NOMINATION PAPERS.--
17 * * *
18 (E) FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE YEAR 1982, THE TIME
19 SCHEDULE RELATING TO CIRCULATING AND FILING OF NOMINATING
20 PETITIONS, FILING OF OBJECTIONS, AND CASTING OF LOTS FOR
21 POSITION ON THE BALLOT OR BALLOT LABELS FOR THE OFFICE OF
22 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS SHALL BE DELAYED TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS
23 FROM THE TIMES OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS ACT AND THE TIME FOR
24 WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES FOR SUCH OFFICE SHALL BE DELAYED
25 FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FROM THE TIME OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS
26 ACT.
27 SECTION 2. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING AN ARTICLE TO READ:
28 ARTICLE XVIII-A
29 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
30 SECTION 1801-A. DISTRICTS.--FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
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1 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA TO SERVE IN THE
2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
3 THIS COMMONWEALTH SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO 23 DISTRICTS WHICH SHALL
4 HAVE ONE CONGRESSMAN EACH, AS FOLLOWS:
5 THE FIRST DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF WARDS 1, 2, 5, 7, 13, 14,
6 15, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 AND 30 (DIVISIONS 4, 5, 10, 11, 12,
7 13, 14, 16, 17 AND 18), 31, 36, 37, 39 AND 42 (DIVISIONS 1, 2,
8 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
9 21, 22, 23 AND 24), 43, 47, 48 AND 49 OF THE CITY OF
10 PHILADELPHIA OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
11 THE SECOND DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF WARDS 3, 4, 6, 8 AND 9
12 (DIVISIONS 1, 2, 3, 14 AND 15), 11, 12, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 29
13 AND 30 (DIVISIONS 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 19, 20 AND 21), 32
14 AND 34 (DIVISIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 36, 38 AND 43), 38
15 AND 40 (DIVISION 2), 44, 46, 50, 51, 52, 59 AND 60 OF THE CITY
16 OF PHILADELPHIA OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
17 THE THIRD DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF WARDS 10, 23, 33, 35, 41
18 AND 42 (DIVISION 25), 45, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63,
19 64, 65 AND 66 OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OF PHILADELPHIA
20 COUNTY.
21 THE FOURTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF BETHEL,
22 BURRELL, CADOGAN, EAST FRANKLIN, GILPIN, KITTANNING, MADISON,
23 NORTH BUFFALO, PARKS, PLUMCREEK, SOUTH BEND, SOUTH BUFFALO,
24 SUGARCREEK, WASHINGTON AND WEST FRANKLIN, AND THE BOROUGHS OF
25 APPLEWOLD, ELDERTON, FREEPORT, KITTANNING, LEECHBURG, WEST
26 KITTANNING AND WORTHINGTON OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY; THE CITY OF
27 BEAVER FALLS, THE TOWNSHIPS OF BRIGHTON, CHIPPEWA, DARLINGTON,
28 DAUGHERTY, FRANKLIN, GREENE, HARMONY, MARION, NEW SEWICKLEY,
29 NORTH SEWICKLEY, PATTERSON, PULASKI, SOUTH BEAVER, VANPORT AND
30 WHITE, AND THE BOROUGHS OF ALIQUIPPA, BADEN, BEAVER, BIG BEAVER,
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1 BRIDGEWATER, CONWAY, DARLINGTON, EASTVALE, ECONOMY, ELLWOOD CITY
2 (BEAVER COUNTY PORTION), FALLSTON, GEORGETOWN, GLASGOW,
3 HOMEWOOD, HOOKSTOWN, KOPPEL, NEW BRIGHTON, NEW GALILEE,
4 OHIOVILLE, PATTERSON HEIGHTS AND WEST MAYFIELD OF BEAVER COUNTY;
5 BUTLER COUNTY; INDIANA COUNTY; THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE, THE
6 TOWNSHIPS OF LITTLE BEAVER, MAHONING, NORTH BEAVER, PERRY, PLAIN
7 GROVE, PULASKI, SHENANGO, TAYLOR, UNION, WAYNE AND WILMINGTON,
8 AND THE BOROUGHS OF BESSEMER, ELLPORT, ELLWOOD CITY (LAWRENCE
9 COUNTY PORTION), ENON VALLEY, NEW BEAVER, SNPJ, SOUTH NEW
10 CASTLE, VOLENT AND WAMPUM OF LAWRENCE COUNTY; AND THE TOWNSHIPS
11 OF FAIRFIELD, LIGONIER, AND THE BOROUGHS OF BOLIVAR AND LIGONIER
12 OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
13 THE FIFTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE CITY OF COATESVILLE,
14 THE TOWNSHIPS OF BIRMINGHAM, CALN, CHARLESTOWN, EAST BRADFORD,
15 EAST BRANDYWINE, EAST CALN, EAST FALLOWFIELD, EAST GOSHEN, EAST
16 MARLBOROUGH, EAST PIKELAND, EAST WHITELAND, EASTTOWN, FRANKLIN,
17 KENNETT, LONDON BRITAIN, LONDON GROVE, NEW GARDEN, NEWLIN,
18 PENNSBURY, POCOPSON, SCHUYLKILL, THORNBURY, TREDYFFRIN, UWCHLAN,
19 VALLEY, WEST BRADFORD, WEST BRANDYWINE, WEST GOSHEN, WEST
20 MARLBOROUGH, WEST PIKELAND, WEST WHITELAND, WESTTOWN AND
21 WILLISTOWN, AND THE BOROUGHS OF AVONDALE, DOWNINGTOWN, KENNETT
22 SQUARE, MALVERN, MODENA, PHOENIXVILLE, SOUTH COATESVILLE, WEST
23 CHESTER AND WEST GROVE OF CHESTER COUNTY; THE CITY OF CHESTER,
24 THE TOWNSHIPS OF BETHEL, BIRMINGHAM, CHESTER, CONCORD, LOWER
25 CHICHESTER, THORNBURY AND UPPER CHICHESTER, AND THE BOROUGHS OF
26 MARCUS HOOK AND TRAINER OF DELAWARE COUNTY; THE TOWNSHIPS OF
27 DOUGLASS, EAST NORRITON, FRANCONIA, HATFIELD, LIMERICK, LOWER
28 FREDERICK, LOWER POTTSGROVE, LOWER PROVIDENCE, MARLBOROUGH, NEW
29 HANOVER, PERKIOMEN, SALFORD, SKIPPACK, UPPER FREDERICK, UPPER
30 HANOVER, UPPER POTTSGROVE, UPPER PROVIDENCE, UPPER SALFORD, WEST
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1 NORRITON AND WEST POTTSGROVE, AND THE BOROUGHS OF COLLEGEVILLE,
2 EAST GREENVILLE, GREEN LANE, HATFIELD, PENNSBURG, POTTSTOWN, RED
3 HILL, ROYERSFORD, SCHWENKSVILLE, SOUDERTON, TELFORD (MONTGOMERY
4 COUNTY PORTION) AND TRAPPE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
5 THE SIXTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF BERKS COUNTY; THE
6 TOWNSHIPS OF BANKS AND PACKER, AND THE BOROUGHS OF BEAVER
7 MEADOWS, LANSFORD, NESQUEHONING AND SUMMIT HILL OF CARBON
8 COUNTY; THE TOWNSHIPS OF CAERNARVON, EAST EARL, BRECKNOCK, EAST
9 COCALICO, AND WEST COCALICO, AND THE BOROUGHS OF ADAMSTOWN,
10 DENVER AND TERRE HILL OF LANCASTER COUNTY; AND SCHUYLKILL
11 COUNTY.
12 THE SEVENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF ASTON,
13 DARBY, EDGEMONT, HAVERFORD, MARPLE, MIDDLETOWN, NETHER
14 PROVIDENCE, NEWTOWN, RADNOR, RIDLEY, SPRINGFIELD, TINICUM, UPPER
15 DARBY AND UPPER PROVIDENCE, AND THE BOROUGHS OF ALDAN,
16 BROOKHAVEN, CHESTER HEIGHTS, CLIFTON HEIGHTS, COLLINGDALE,
17 COLWYN, DARBY, EAST LANSDOWNE, EDDYSTONE, FOLCROFT, GLENOLDEN,
18 LANSDOWNE, MEDIA, MILLBOURNE, MORTON, NORWOOD, PARKSIDE,
19 PROSPECT PARK, RIDLEY PARK, ROSE VALLEY, RUTLEDGE, SHARON HILL,
20 SWARTHMORE, UPLAND AND YEADON OF DELAWARE COUNTY; WARD 40
21 (DIVISIONS 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
22 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,
23 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,
24 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 AND 56) OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
25 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
26 THE EIGHTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF BUCKS COUNTY; THE
27 TOWNSHIPS OF LOWER MORELAND AND DISTRICTS 1, 2 (DIVISION 1), 3,
28 4, 5, 6 AND 7 OF UPPER MORELAND, AND THE BOROUGH OF BRYN ATHYN
29 OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
30 THE NINTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF BEDFORD COUNTY; BLAIR
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1 COUNTY; THE TOWNSHIPS OF CHEST, CLEARFIELD, DEAN, ELDER, READE,
2 SUSQUEHANNA AND WHITE, AND THE BOROUGHS OF HASTINGS AND PATTON
3 OF CAMBRIA COUNTY; THE TOWNSHIPS OF BECCARIA, BELL, BIGLER,
4 BLOOM, BOGGS, BRADY, BURNSIDE, CHEST, COOPER, DECATUR, FERGUSON,
5 GREENWOOD, GULICH, JORDAN, KNOX, MORRIS, PENN, PIKE AND
6 WOODWARD, AND THE BOROUGHS OF BRISBIN, BURNSIDE, CHESTER HILL,
7 COALPORT, CURWENSVILLE, GLENHOPE, GRAMPIAN, HOUTZDALE, IRVONA,
8 LUMBER CITY, MAHAFFEY, NEW WASHINGTON, NEWBURG, OSCEOLA, RAMEY,
9 TROUTVILLE, WALLACETON AND WESTOVER OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY; THE
10 TOWNSHIPS OF COOKE, DICKINSON, HOPEWELL, LOWER FRANKFORD, LOWER
11 MIFFLIN, MONROE, NORTH NEWTON, PENN, SHIPPENSBURG, SOUTH
12 MIDDLETON, SOUTH NEWTON, SOUTHAMPTON, UPPER FRANKFORD AND UPPER
13 MIFFLIN, AND THE BOROUGHS OF MT. HOLLY SPRINGS, NEWBURG,
14 NEWVILLE AND SHIPPENSBURG (CUMBERLAND COUNTY PORTION) OF
15 CUMBERLAND COUNTY; FRANKLIN COUNTY; FULTON COUNTY; HUNTINGDON
16 COUNTY; JUNIATA COUNTY; AND MIFFLIN COUNTY.
17 THE TENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF BRADFORD COUNTY; THE
18 TOWNSHIPS OF CHAPMAN, COLEBROOK, GALLAGHER, GRUGAN, LEIDY, NOYES
19 AND WOODWARD, AND THE BOROUGHS OF RENOVO AND SOUTH RENOVO OF
20 CLINTON COUNTY; LACKAWANNA COUNTY; THE TOWNSHIPS OF JACKSON,
21 MIDDLE SMITHFIELD, PARADISE, POCONO, PRICE, SMITHFIELD AND
22 STROUD, AND THE BOROUGHS OF DELAWARE WATER GAP, EAST STROUDSBURG
23 AND STROUDSBURG OF MONROE COUNTY; PIKE COUNTY; POTTER COUNTY;
24 SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY; TIOGA COUNTY; WAYNE COUNTY; AND WYOMING
25 COUNTY.
26 THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF EAST
27 PENN, FRANKLIN, KIDDER, LAUSANNE, LEHIGH, LOWER TOWAMENSING,
28 MAHONING, PENN FOREST AND TOWAMENSING, AND THE BOROUGHS OF
29 BOWMANSTOWN, EAST SIDE, JIM THORPE, LEHIGHTON, PALMERTON,
30 PARRYVILLE, WEATHERLY AND WEISSPORT OF CARBON COUNTY; COLUMBIA
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1 COUNTY; LUZERNE COUNTY; THE TOWNSHIPS OF BARRETT, COOLBAUGH AND
2 TOBYHANNA, AND THE BOROUGH OF MT. POCONO OF MONROE COUNTY;
3 MONTOUR COUNTY; THE CITY OF SHAMOKIN, THE TOWNSHIPS OF COAL,
4 EAST CAMERON AND MT. CARMEL, AND THE BOROUGHS OF KULPMONT,
5 MARION HEIGHTS AND MT. CARMEL OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY; AND
6 SULLIVAN COUNTY.
7 THE TWELFTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
8 KISKIMINETAS, AND THE BOROUGHS OF APOLLO AND NORTH APOLLO OF
9 ARMSTRONG COUNTY; THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, THE TOWNSHIPS OF ADAMS,
10 ALLEGHENY, BARR, BLACKLICK, CAMBRIA, CONEMAUGH, CRESSON, CROYLE,
11 EAST CARROLL, EAST TAYLOR, GALLITZIN, JACKSON, LOWER YODER,
12 MIDDLE TAYLOR, MUNSTER, PORTAGE, RICHLAND, STONYCREEK,
13 SUMMERHILL, UPPER YODER, WASHINGTON, WEST CARROLL AND WEST
14 TAYLOR, AND THE BOROUGHS OF ASHVILLE, BARNESBORO, BROWNSTOWN,
15 CARROLLTOWN, CASSANDRA, CHEST SPRINGS, CRESSON, DAISYTOWN, DALE,
16 EAST CONEMAUGH, EBENSBURG, EHRENFELD, FERNDALE, FRANKLIN,
17 GALLITZIN, GEISTOWN, LILLY, LORAIN, LORETTO, NANTY GLO, PORTAGE,
18 SANKERTOWN, SCALP LEVEL, SOUTH FORK, SOUTHMONT, SPANGLER,
19 SUMMERHILL, TUNNELHILL (CAMBRIA COUNTY PORTION), VINTONDALE,
20 WESTMONT AND WILMORE OF CAMBRIA COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY; THE
21 CITIES OF GREENSBURG AND JEANNETTE, THE TOWNSHIPS OF BELL, COOK,
22 DERRY, DONEGAL, HEMPFIELD, LOYALHANNA, MT. PLEASANT, NORTH
23 HUNTINGDON, PENN, SALEM, ST. CLAIR, UNITY AND WASHINGTON, AND
24 THE BOROUGHS OF ADAMSBURG, ARONA, AVONMORE, DELMONT, DERRY,
25 DONEGAL, EXPORT, HUNKER, IRWIN, LATROBE, MADISON, MANOR,
26 MURRYSVILLE, NEW ALEXANDRIA, NEW FLORENCE, NEW STANTON, NORTH
27 IRWIN, PENN, SEWARD, SOUTH GREENSBURG, SOUTHWEST GREENSBURG,
28 YOUNGSTOWN AND YOUNGWOOD OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
29 THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF
30 ABINGTON, CHELTENHAM, HORSHAM, LOWER GWYNEDD, LOWER MERION,
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1 LOWER SALFORD, MONTGOMERY, PLYMOUTH, SPRINGFIELD, TOWAMENCIN,
2 UPPER DUBLIN, UPPER GWYNEDD, UPPER MERION, DISTRICT 2 (DIVISION
3 2) OF UPPER MORELAND, WHITEMARSH, WHITPAIN AND WORCESTER, AND
4 THE BOROUGHS OF AMBLER, BRIDGEPORT, CONSHOHOCKEN, HATBORO,
5 JENKINTOWN, LANSDALE, NARBERTH, NORRISTOWN, NORTH WALES,
6 ROCKLEDGE AND WEST CONSHOHOCKEN OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY; WARDS 9
7 (DIVISIONS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 AND 17), 21 AND
8 34 (DIVISIONS 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
9 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40,
10 41 AND 42) OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
11 THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE CITY OF
12 PITTSBURGH, THE TOWNSHIPS OF BALDWIN, KENNEDY, NEVILLE, RESERVE
13 AND STOWE, AND THE BOROUGHS OF CASTLE, SHANNON, CORAOPOLIS,
14 INGRAM, MCKEES ROCKS, MILLVALE, MT. OLIVER, SHARPSBURG AND
15 WILKINSBURG OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
16 THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF LEHIGH COUNTY;
17 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY; AND THE TOWNSHIPS OF CHESTNUTHILL, ELDRED,
18 HAMILTON, POLK, ROSS AND TUNKHANNOCK OF MONROE COUNTY.
19 THE SIXTEENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF EAST
20 NOTTINGHAM, EAST COVENTRY, EAST NANTMEAL, EAST VINCENT, ELK,
21 HIGHLAND, HONEYBROOK, LONDONDERRY, LOWER OXFORD, NEW LONDON,
22 NORTH COVENTRY, PENN, SADSBURY, SOUTH COVENTRY, UPPER OXFORD,
23 UPPER UWCHLAN, WALLACE, WARWICK, WEST CALN, WEST FALLOWFIELD,
24 WEST NANTMEAL, WEST NOTTINGHAM, WEST SADSBURY AND WEST VINCENT,
25 AND THE BOROUGHS OF ATGLEN, ELVERSON, HONEY BROOK, OXFORD,
26 PARKESBURG AND SPRING CITY OF CHESTER COUNTY; THE CITY OF
27 LANCASTER, THE TOWNSHIPS OF BART, CLAY, COLERAIN, CONESTOGA,
28 CONOY, DRUMORE, EARL, EAST DONEGAL, EAST DRUMORE, EAST
29 HEMPFIELD, EAST LAMPETER, EDEN, ELIZABETH, EPHRATA, FULTON,
30 LANCASTER, LEACOCK, LITTLE BRITAIN, MANHEIM, MANOR, MARTIC, MT.
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1 JOY, PARADISE, PENN, PEQUEA, PROVIDENCE RAPHO, SADSBURY,
2 SALISBURY, STRASBURG, UPPER LEACOCK, WARWICK, WEST DONEGAL, WEST
3 EARL, WEST HEMPFIELD AND WEST LAMPETER, AND THE BOROUGHS OF
4 AKRON, CHRISTIANA, COLUMBIA, EAST PETERSBURG, ELIZABETHTOWN,
5 EPHRATA, LITITZ, MANHEIM, MARIETTA, MILLERSVILLE, MOUNTVILLE,
6 MT. JOY, NEW HOLLAND, QUARRYVILLE AND STRASBURG OF LANCASTER
7 COUNTY; AND LEBANON COUNTY.
8 THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF DAUPHIN COUNTY;
9 LYCOMING COUNTY; THE CITY OF SUNBURY, THE TOWNSHIPS OF DELAWARE,
10 EAST CHILLISQUAQUE, JACKSON, JORDAN, LEWIS, LITTLE MAHANOY,
11 LOWER AUGUSTA, LOWER MAHANOY, POINT, RALPHO, ROCKEFELLER, RUSH,
12 SHAMOKIN, TURBOT, UPPER AUGUSTA, UPPER MAHANOY, WASHINGTON, WEST
13 CAMERON, WEST CHILLISQUAQUE AND ZERBE, AND THE BOROUGHS OF
14 HERNDON, MCEWENSVILLE, MILTON, NORTHUMBERLAND, RIVERSIDE,
15 SNYDERTOWN, TURBOTVILLE AND WATSONTOWN OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY;
16 PERRY COUNTY; SNYDER COUNTY; AND UNION COUNTY.
17 THE EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF
18 ALEPPO, CRESCENT, FINDLAY, HAMPTON, KILBUCK, LEET, MARSHALL,
19 MCCANDLESS, MOON, MT. LEBANON, NORTH FAYETTE, O'HARA, OHIO, PENN
20 HILLS, PINE, RICHLAND, ROBINSON, ROSS, SCOTT, SHALER, SOUTH PARK
21 AND UPPER ST. CLAIR, AND THE BOROUGHS OF ASPINWALL, AVALON, BELL
22 ACRES, BELLEVUE, BEN AVON, BEN AVON HEIGHTS, BETHEL PARK,
23 BLAWNOX, BRADDOCK HILLS, BRADFORD WOODS, CARNEGIE, CHURCHILL,
24 CRAFTON, DORMONT, EDGEWOOD, EDGEWORTH, EMSWORTH, ETNA, FOREST
25 HILLS, FOX CHAPEL, FRANKLIN PARK, GLENFIELD, GREEN TREE,
26 HAYSVILLE, JEFFERSON, OSBORNE, PENNSBURY VILLAGE, PLEASANT
27 HILLS, ROSSLYN FARMS, SEWICKLEY, SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS, SEWICKLEY
28 HILLS, THORNBURG, WEST ELIZABETH, WEST VIEW AND WHITEHALL OF
29 ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
30 THE NINETEENTH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF ADAMS COUNTY; THE
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1 TOWNSHIPS OF EAST PENNSBORO, HAMPDEN, LOWER ALLEN, MIDDLESEX,
2 NORTH MIDDLETON, SILVER SPRING, UPPER ALLEN AND WEST PENNSBORO,
3 AND THE BOROUGHS OF CAMP HILL, CARLISLE, LEMOYNE, MECHANICSBURG,
4 NEW CUMBERLAND, SHIREMANSTOWN, WEST FAIRVIEW AND WORMLEYSBURG OF
5 CUMBERLAND COUNTY; AND YORK COUNTY.
6 THE TWENTIETH DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE CITIES OF
7 CLAIRTON, DUQUESNE AND MCKEESPORT, THE TOWNSHIPS OF EAST DEER,
8 ELIZABETH, FAWN, FORWARD, FRAZER, HARMAR, HARRISON, INDIANA,
9 NORTH VERSAILLES, SOUTH VERSAILLES, SPRINGDALE, WEST DEER AND
10 WILKINS, AND THE BOROUGHS OF BALDWIN, BRACKENRIDGE, BRADDOCK,
11 BRENTWOOD, CHALFANT, CHESWICK, DRAVOSBURG, EAST MCKEESPORT, EAST
12 PITTSBURGH, ELIZABETH, GLASSPORT, HOMESTEAD, LIBERTY, LINCOLN,
13 MONROEVILLE, MUNHALL, NORTH BRADDOCK, OAKMONT, PITCAIRN, PLUM,
14 PORT VUE, RANKIN, SPRINGDALE, SWISSVALE, TARENTUM, TRAFFORD
15 (ALLEGHENY COUNTY PORTION), TURTLE CREEK, VERONA, VERSAILLES,
16 WALL, WEST HOMESTEAD, WEST MIFFLIN, WHITAKER, WHITE OAK AND
17 WILMERDING OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY; THE CITIES OF ARNOLD, LOWER
18 BURRELL, MONESSEN AND NEW KENSINGTON, THE TOWNSHIPS OF
19 ALLEGHENY, EAST HUNTINGDON, ROSTRAVER, SEWICKLEY, SOUTH
20 HUNTINGDON AND UPPER BURRELL, AND THE BOROUGHS OF EAST
21 VANDERGRIFT, HYDE PARK, MT. PLEASANT, NORTH BELLE VERNON,
22 OKLAHOMA, SCOTTDALE, SMITHTON, SUTERSVILLE, TRAFFORD
23 (WESTMORELAND COUNTY PORTION), VANDERGRIFT, WEST LEECHBURG AND
24 WEST NEWTON OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
25 THE TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF CRAWFORD COUNTY;
26 ERIE COUNTY; THE TOWNSHIPS OF HICKORY, NESHANNOCK, SCOTT,
27 SLIPPERY ROCK AND WASHINGTON, AND THE BOROUGH OF NEW WILMINGTON
28 OF LAWRENCE COUNTY; AND MERCER COUNTY.
29 THE TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF
30 COLLIER AND SOUTH FAYETTE, AND THE BOROUGHS OF BRIDGEVILLE,
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1 HEIDELBERG, LEETSDALE, MCDONALD (ALLEGHENY COUNTY PORTION) AND
2 OAKDALE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY; THE TOWNSHIPS OF CENTER, HANOVER,
3 HOPEWELL, INDEPENDENCE, POTTER, RACCOON AND ROCHESTER, AND THE
4 BOROUGHS OF AMBRIDGE, EAST ROCHESTER, FRANKFORT SPRINGS,
5 FREEDOM, INDUSTRY, MIDLAND, MONACA, ROCHESTER, SHIPPINGPORT AND
6 SOUTH HEIGHTS OF BEAVER COUNTY; FAYETTE COUNTY; GREENE COUNTY;
7 AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.
8 THE TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF
9 BOGGS, BRADYS BEND, COWANSHANNOCK, HOVEY, MAHONING, MANOR,
10 PERRY, PINE, RAYBURN, REDBANK, VALLEY AND WAYNE, AND THE
11 BOROUGHS OF ATWOOD, DAYTON, FORD CITY, FORD CLIFF, MANORVILLE,
12 PARKER CITY, RURAL VALLEY AND SOUTH BETHLEHEM OF ARMSTRONG
13 COUNTY; CAMERON COUNTY; CENTRE COUNTY; CLARION COUNTY; THE CITY
14 OF DUBOIS, THE TOWNSHIPS OF BRADFORD, COVINGTON, GIRARD, GOSHEN,
15 GRAHAM, HUSTON, KARTHAUS, LAWRENCE, PINE, SANDY AND UNION, AND
16 THE BOROUGHS OF CLEARFIELD AND FALLS CREEK (CLEARFIELD COUNTY
17 PORTION) OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY; THE CITY OF LOCK HAVEN, THE
18 TOWNSHIPS OF ALLISON, BALD EAGLE, BEECH CREEK, CASTANEA,
19 CRAWFORD, DUNNSTABLE, EAST KEATING, GREENE, LAMAR, LOGAN, PINE
20 CREEK, PORTER, WAYNE AND WEST KEATING, AND THE BOROUGHS OF AVIS,
21 BEECH CREEK, FLEMINGTON, LOGANTON AND MILL HALL OF CLINTON
22 COUNTY; ELK COUNTY; FOREST COUNTY; JEFFERSON COUNTY; MCKEAN
23 COUNTY; WARREN COUNTY; AND VENANGO COUNTY.
24 SECTION 1802-A. ELECTIONS; VACANCIES.--THE FIRST ELECTION
25 UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE HELD AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE
26 YEAR 1982.
27 THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NOW IN OFFICE SHALL CONTINUE IN SUCH
28 OFFICE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMS.
29 VACANCIES NOW EXISTING OR HAPPENING AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS
30 ARTICLE AND BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS
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1 ELECTED AT THE ELECTION OF 1982 SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE
2 UNEXPIRED TERMS FROM THE DISTRICTS PROVIDED BY THE ACT OF
3 JANUARY 25, 1972 (P.L.7, NO.3), ENTITLED "AN ACT TO APPORTION
4 THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA INTO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN
5 CONFORMITY WITH CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR
6 THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF CONGRESSMEN."
7 SECTION 1803-A. OMISSIONS.--IN THE EVENT ANY POLITICAL
8 SUBDIVISION OR PART THEREOF SHOULD BE OMITTED IN THE DESCRIPTION
9 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR
10 PART THEREOF SHALL BE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
11 DISTRICT WHICH COMPLETELY SURROUNDS IT. SHOULD ANY OMITTED
12 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR PART THEREOF BE NOT COMPLETELY
13 SURROUNDED BY ONE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, IT SHALL BECOME A PART
14 OF THAT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TO WHICH IT IS CONTIGUOUS, OR IF
15 THERE ARE TWO OR MORE SUCH CONTIGUOUS DISTRICTS, IT SHALL BECOME
16 A PART OF THAT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONTIGUOUS THERETO WHICH
17 HAS THE LEAST POPULATION.
18 SECTION 3. (A) THE ACT OF JANUARY 25, 1972 (P.L.7, NO.3),
19 ENTITLED "AN ACT TO APPORTION THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
20 INTO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN CONFORMITY WITH CONSTITUTIONAL
21 REQUIREMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF
22 CONGRESSMEN," IS REPEALED EXCEPT AS TO THE FILLING OF VACANCIES
23 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1802-A.
24 (B) ALL OTHER ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTS ARE REPEALED INSOFAR AS
25 THEY ARE INCONSISTENT HEREWITH.
26 SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND SHALL
27 SUPERSEDE ANY OTHER CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING PLAN WHICH MAY
28 BE OR HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY ANY COMMONWEALTH OR UNITED STATES
29 COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE COMMONWEALTH.
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