PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 3900
No. 2729 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY ROBERTS, BENNINGHOFF, CORRIGAN, HANNA, MARKOSEK,
NAILOR, NICKOL, ORIE, PESCI AND SCRIMENTI, SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, decreasing the number of representative
3 districts.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 16 of Article II be amended to read:
9 § 16. Legislative districts.
10 [The] Before December 1, 2004, the Commonwealth shall be
11 divided into 50 senatorial and 203 representative districts,
12 which shall be composed of compact and contiguous territory as
13 nearly equal in population as practicable.
14 After November 30, 2004, the Commonwealth shall be divided
15 into 50 senatorial and 149 representative districts, which shall
16 be composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal
17 in population as practicable. Each senatorial district shall
18 elect one Senator, and each representative district one
1 Representative. Unless absolutely necessary no county, city,
2 incorporated town, borough, township or ward shall be divided in
3 forming either a senatorial or representative district.
4 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
5 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
6 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
7 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
8 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
9 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
10 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
11 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
12 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
13 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
14 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
15 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
16 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
17 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
18 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
19 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
20 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
21 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
22 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
23 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
24 the General Assembly.
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