PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 495
No. 444 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, NICKOL, MAYERNIK, WOGAN, KREBS, PLATTS,
CESSAR, SCRIMENTI, BUNT, DERMODY, CARONE, NAILOR, GODSHALL,
DALEY, MELIO, ROBINSON, D. R. WRIGHT, HANNA, FAJT, LAUGHLIN,
TRELLO, DeLUCA, CLARK, LEVDANSKY, SCHEETZ, TRICH, STETLER,
J. TAYLOR, TANGRETTI AND STEELMAN, MARCH 15, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 15, 1993
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for four-year terms for members of
3 the House of Representatives; and reducing the size of the
4 General Assembly.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby resolves as follows:
7 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
8 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
9 That sections 3 and 16 of Article II be amended to read:
10 § 3. Terms of members.
11 Senators and Representatives shall be elected for the term of
12 four years [and Representatives for the term of two years].
13 § 16. Legislative districts.
14 The Commonwealth shall be divided into 50 senatorial and 203
15 representative districts[, which] until the reapportionment
16 following the Federal Decennial Census for the year 2000 at
17 which time the Commonwealth shall be divided into 40 senatorial
1 and 163 representative districts. The division following the
2 Federal Decennial Census for the year 2000 shall be effective
3 until the reapportionment following the Federal Decennial Census
4 for the year 2010, at which time the Commonwealth shall be
5 divided into 30 senatorial and 133 representative districts.
6 Each district shall be composed of compact and contiguous
7 territory as nearly equal in population as practicable. Each
8 senatorial district shall elect one Senator, and each
9 representative district one Representative. Unless absolutely
10 necessary no county, city, incorporated town, borough, township
11 or ward shall be divided in forming either a senatorial or
12 representative district.
13 Section 2. At the first general election at which a Governor
14 is elected after the adoption of this amendment, pursuant to a
15 plan determined by the General Assembly, one-half of the
16 Representatives shall be elected for a term of two years and
17 one-half of the Representatives shall be elected for a term of
18 four years. Thereafter, all Representatives shall be elected for
19 a term of four years.
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