THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY JOSEPHS, STURLA, DAVIDSON, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO, HARHAI, HARKINS, HORNAMAN, PASHINSKI AND THOMAS, JANUARY 17, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 17, 2012  

A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania, further providing for the qualifications of

Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby resolves as follows:

Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of

Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:

That section 5 of Article IV be amended to read:

§ 5.  Qualifications of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and

Attorney General.

No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor,

Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General except a citizen of the

United States, who shall have attained the age of 30 years, and

have been seven years next preceding his election an inhabitant

of this Commonwealth, unless he shall have been absent on the

public business of the United States or of this Commonwealth. No

person shall be eligible to the office of Attorney General

except a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. 

No person holding the office of Attorney General shall be

eligible for the office of Governor until four years after he

leaves office.

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

Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the

Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to

comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article

XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the

required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in

which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after

passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

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

proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the

Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the

advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the

Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required

advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such

newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of

this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the

Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment

to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first

primary, general or municipal election which meets the

requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article

XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least

three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is

passed by the General Assembly.