PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 242
No. 228 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, EARLL, GERLACH, KITCHEN, RHOADES, TOMLINSON AND WAUGH, FEBRUARY 5, 2001
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 5, 2001
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, changing provisions relating to prohibited 3 activities by justices and 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 17(b) of Article V be amended to read: 9 § 17. Prohibited activities. 10 * * * 11 (b) Justices and judges shall not engage in any activity 12 prohibited by law and shall not violate any canon of legal or 13 judicial ethics prescribed by the Supreme Court. Justices of the 14 peace shall be governed by rules or canons which shall be 15 prescribed by the Supreme Court. Justices and judges may in the 16 year of their candidacy for election speak out on political and 17 disputed legal issues.
1 * * * 2 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 3 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the 4 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 5 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 6 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 7 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 8 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 9 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 10 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 11 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 12 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 13 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 14 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 15 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 16 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 17 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 18 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 19 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 20 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three 21 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by 22 the General Assembly. A4L83JS/20010S0228B0242 - 2 -