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A00567
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
441
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, MASTRIANO, PITTMAN AND YUDICHAK,
MARCH 17, 2021
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2021
AN ACT
Providing for qualifications of chairperson of the Legislative
Reapportionment Commission.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Qualifications of chairperson of Legislative
Reapportionment Commission.
(a) Qualifications.--In addition to the requirements under
section 17 of Article II of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
the chairperson of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission
must be an individual who:
(1) Has voted in at least two of the last three
Statewide general elections immediately preceding the date of
appointment to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
(2) Has not registered, nor has a spouse who has
registered, as a Federal or State lobbyist in this
Commonwealth in the five years immediately preceding the date
of appointment to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
(3) Has not been nominated, nor has a spouse who has
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been nominated, as a candidate for elective office in this
Commonwealth by a political party or political body in the
five years immediately preceding the date of appointment to
the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
(4) Has not served, nor has a spouse who has served, as
a staff member or officer of a political party, political
body, political committee or political action committee in
this Commonwealth in the five years immediately preceding the
date of appointment to the Legislative Reapportionment
Commission.
(5) Has not served, nor has a spouse who has served, as
a staff member of an elected official in this Commonwealth in
the five years immediately preceding the date of appointment
to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
(b) Ethical standards.--The provisions of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11
(relating to ethics standards and financial disclosure) shall
apply to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission chairperson,
who shall complete and file a financial disclosure report prior
to taking office and one year after leaving office.
Section 2. Application.
The provisions of section 1 shall apply to the chairperson of
the Legislative Reapportionment Commission next selected or
appointed after the effective date of this section.
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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