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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, ALLOWAY AND BRUBAKER, JANUARY 12, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 12, 2011 |
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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 qualifications of |
3 | certain judges. |
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 12(b) of Article V be amended to read: |
9 | § 12. Qualifications of justices, judges and justices of the |
10 | peace. |
11 | * * * |
12 | (b) Judges of the traffic court in the City of Philadelphia |
13 | and justices of the peace shall be members of the bar of the |
14 | Supreme Court or shall complete a course of training and |
15 | instruction in the duties of their respective offices and pass |
16 | an examination prior to [assuming office] being nominated to |
17 | fill vacancies pursuant to section 13(b) of this article or to |
18 | filing a nomination petition for their respective offices. Such |
19 | courses and examinations shall be as provided by law. |
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1 | Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
2 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
3 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
4 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
5 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
6 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
7 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
8 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
9 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
10 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
11 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
12 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
13 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
14 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
15 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
16 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
17 | Commonwealth shall submit the proposed constitutional amendment |
18 | under section 1 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth |
19 | at the first primary, general or municipal election occurring at |
20 | least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment |
21 | is passed by the General Assembly. |
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