PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 69
No. 59 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY NICKOL, MARKOSEK, CALTAGIRONE, HANNA, SCHEETZ,
KREBS, COWELL, CARONE, NAILOR, D. W. SNYDER, DENT, MASLAND,
PLATTS, CLARK, GERLACH, STETLER, LEVDANSKY, LAUGHLIN, LAWLESS
AND WAUGH, JANUARY 27, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 27, 1993
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, increasing the term of office of Senators
3 and Representatives; and decreasing the number of senatorial
4 and representative districts.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby resolves as follows:
7 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
8 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
9 That sections 3 and 16 of Article II be amended to read:
10 § 3. Terms of members.
11 Senators shall be elected for the term of [four] six years
12 and Representatives for the term of [two] four years.
13 § 16. Legislative districts.
14 The Commonwealth shall be divided into [50] 42 senatorial and
15 [203] 125 representative districts, which shall be composed of
16 compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population
17 as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect one
1 Senator, and each representative district one Representative.
2 Unless absolutely necessary no county, city, incorporated town,
3 borough, township or ward shall be divided in forming either a
4 senatorial or representative district.
5 Section 2. The amendments shall be implemented in accordance
6 with the following schedule:
7 (1) Senators elected in 2020 shall serve for a term of
8 two years.
9 (2) The reduction in the number of Senators and
10 Representatives shall take effect in 2022.
11 (3) (i) At the election conducted in 2022, pursuant to
12 a plan determined by the General Assembly, one-third of
13 the Senators shall be elected for a term of two years,
14 one-third of the Senators shall be elected for a term of
15 four years and the remainder of the Senators shall be
16 elected for a term of six years. Thereafter, all Senators
17 shall be elected for a term of six years.
18 (ii) At the election conducted in 2022, pursuant to
19 a plan determined by the General Assembly, one-half of
20 the Representatives shall be elected for a term of two
21 years and one-half shall be elected for a term of four
22 years. Thereafter, all representatives shall be elected
23 for a term of four years.
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