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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 914 | PRINTER'S NO. 3581 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, BEAR, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, FARRY, GINGRICH, GRELL, HARHART, HARRIS, METZGAR, MOUL, MUSTIO, PETRI, PYLE, QUIGLEY, REED, REESE, ROAE, ROCK, SCHRODER, SIMMONS, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, MURT AND DENLINGER, MARCH 1, 2011 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 22, 2012 |
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| A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth |
2 | of Pennsylvania, further providing for legislative districts. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby resolves as follows: |
5 | Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of |
6 | Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: |
7 | That section 16 of Article II be amended to read: |
8 | § 16. Legislative districts. |
9 | [The] (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this |
10 | subsection, the Commonwealth shall be divided into 50 senatorial |
11 | and 203 representative districts, which shall be composed of |
12 | compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population |
13 | as practicable. |
14 | (2) Beginning with the legislative session that commences |
15 | the first Tuesday of January 2013 2023, the Commonwealth shall | <-- |
16 | be divided into 193 representative districts, which shall be |
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1 | composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in |
2 | population as practicable. |
3 | (3) Beginning with the legislative session that commences |
4 | the first Tuesday of January 2023 2033, the Commonwealth shall | <-- |
5 | be divided into 183 representative districts, which shall be |
6 | composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in |
7 | population as practicable. |
8 | (4) Beginning with the legislative session that commences |
9 | the first Tuesday of January 2033 2043, the Commonwealth shall | <-- |
10 | be divided into 173 representative districts, which shall be |
11 | composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in |
12 | population as practicable. |
13 | (5) Beginning with the legislative session that commences |
14 | the first Tuesday of January 2043 2053, the Commonwealth shall | <-- |
15 | be divided into 163 representative districts, which shall be |
16 | composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in |
17 | population as practicable. |
18 | (6) Beginning with the legislative session that commences |
19 | the first Tuesday of January 2053 2063, the Commonwealth shall | <-- |
20 | be divided into 153 representative districts, which shall be |
21 | composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in |
22 | population as practicable. |
23 | (b) Each senatorial district shall elect one Senator, and |
24 | each representative district one Representative. Unless |
25 | absolutely necessary no county, city, incorporated town, |
26 | borough, township or ward shall be divided in forming either a |
27 | senatorial or representative district. |
28 | Section 2. (a) The first elections after reapportionment of |
29 | the Commonwealth under section 17 of Article II of the |
30 | Constitution of Pennsylvania to conform to the amendment under |
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1 | section 1 of this Joint Resolution, as it relates to the |
2 | addition of section 16(a)(2) of Article II, shall be held in the |
3 | year 2012 2022. | <-- |
4 | (b) The first elections after reapportionment of the |
5 | Commonwealth under section 17 of Article II of the Constitution |
6 | of Pennsylvania to conform to the amendment under section 1 of |
7 | this Joint Resolution, as it relates to the addition of section |
8 | 16(a)(3) of Article II, shall be held in the year 2022 2032. | <-- |
9 | (c) The first elections after reapportionment of the |
10 | Commonwealth under section 17 of Article II of the Constitution |
11 | of Pennsylvania to conform to the amendment under section 1 of |
12 | this Joint Resolution, as it relates to the addition of section |
13 | 16(a)(4) of Article II, shall be held in the year 2032 2042. | <-- |
14 | (d) The first elections after reapportionment of the |
15 | Commonwealth under section 17 of Article II of the Constitution |
16 | of Pennsylvania to conform to the amendment under section 1 of |
17 | this Joint Resolution, as it relates to the addition of section |
18 | 16(a)(5) of Article II, shall be held in the year 2042 2052. | <-- |
19 | (e) The first elections after reapportionment of the |
20 | Commonwealth under section 17 of Article II of the Constitution |
21 | of Pennsylvania to conform to the amendment under section 1 of |
22 | this Joint Resolution, as it relates to the addition of section |
23 | 16(a)(6) of Article II, shall be held in the year 2052 2062. | <-- |
24 | Section 3. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
25 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
26 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
27 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
28 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
29 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
30 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
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1 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
2 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
3 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
4 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
5 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
6 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
7 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
8 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
9 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
10 | Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment |
11 | to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first |
12 | primary, general or municipal election which meets the |
13 | requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article |
14 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least |
15 | three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is |
16 | passed by the General Assembly. |
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