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PRINTER'S NO. 3247
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2264
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY KAIL, HERSHEY AND ROTHMAN, JANUARY 31, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 31, 2020
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, providing for eligibility for office of
Governor.
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 Article IV be amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5.1. Eligibility for office of Governor.
(a) An individual who holds or exercises the office of
Attorney General, State Treasurer or Auditor General may not,
while holding or exercising that office, file a nomination
petition for the office of Governor.
(b) An individual shall not be eligible to the Office of
Governor until two years after holding or exercising the Office
of Attorney General, State Treasurer or Auditor General.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
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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.
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