PRINTER'S NO.  4135

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1777

Session of

2010

  

  

INTRODUCED BY COHEN, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HARKINS, HESS, HORNAMAN, KILLION, KOTIK, MAHONEY, MELIO, MOUL, MURPHY, PASHINSKI, PHILLIPS, READSHAW, SABATINA, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 11, 2010

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 11, 2010  

  

  

  

A JOINT RESOLUTION

  

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

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of Pennsylvania, providing for terms of members of the

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General Assembly.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby resolves as follows:

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Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of

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Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:

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That section 3 of Article II be amended to read:

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§ 3.  Terms of members.

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[Senators shall be elected for the term of four years and

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Representatives for the term of two years.] At the 2012

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elections, the Senators elected shall be elected to serve a term

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of six years. Beginning with the 2018 elections and thereafter,

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all Senators shall be elected and shall be elected to serve a

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term of four years. At the 2014 elections and thereafter,

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Representatives shall be elected to serve a term of four years

 


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in all representative districts.

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Section 2.  (a)  Upon the first passage by the General

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Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the

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Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to

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comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article

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XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the

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required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in

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which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after

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passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

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(b)  Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this

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proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the

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Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the

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advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the

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Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required

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advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such

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newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of

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this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the

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Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment

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to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first

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primary, general or municipal election which meets the

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requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article

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XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least

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three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is

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passed by the General Assembly.

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