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PRINTER'S NO. 1362
No. 1175 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ROBERTS, BASTIAN, CALTAGIRONE, LEVDANSKY,
MARKOSEK, NICKOL, PETRARCA, RUBLEY, SCRIMENTI, TIGUE,
C. WILLIAMS, J. WILLIAMS, WILT AND YEWCIC, MARCH 27, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 27, 2001
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
1 elect one Senator, and each representative district one
2 Representative. Unless absolutely necessary no county, city,
3 incorporated town, borough, township or ward shall be divided in
4 forming either a senatorial or representative district.
5 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
6 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
7 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
8 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
9 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
10 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
11 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
12 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
13 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
14 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
15 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
16 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
17 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
18 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
19 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
20 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
21 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
22 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
23 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
24 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
25 the General Assembly.
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