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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GIBBONS, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS AND KORTZ, MAY 29, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 29, 2009 |
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| A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth |
2 | of Pennsylvania, providing for recall of elected public |
3 | officers. |
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 Article VI be amended by adding a section to read: |
9 | § 8. Recall of elected public officers. |
10 | All elected public officers, except judicial officers, are |
11 | subject to recall by the voters of the Commonwealth or political |
12 | subdivision from which elected for malfeasance or nonfeasance. |
13 | The procedures for recall shall be prescribed by the General |
14 | Assembly. |
15 | Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
16 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
17 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
18 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
19 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
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1 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
2 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
3 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
4 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
5 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
6 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
7 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
8 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
9 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
10 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
11 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
12 | Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment |
13 | to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first |
14 | primary, general or municipal election which meets the |
15 | requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article |
16 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least |
17 | three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is |
18 | passed by the General Assembly. |
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