Commonwealth and may not hold a local, State or Federal office
to which compensation is attached.
(3) A commissioner may not be a staff person of a local,
State or Federal official holding an office to which
compensation is attached.
(4) No later than 60 days following the official reporting
of the Federal decennial census as required by Federal law, the
eight commissioners under paragraph (1)(i) shall be certified by
the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
(5) The eight commissioners under paragraph (1)(i) must,
within 45 days after their certification, select the ninth
commissioner, who shall serve as chairperson of the commission,
and shall immediately certify that individual's name to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
(6) If at least six of the eight commissioners appointed
under paragraph (1)(i) fail to select the ninth commissioner
within the time required under paragraph (5), a majority of the
justices of the Supreme Court must, within 30 days after the
time required under paragraph (5), appoint the chairperson and
certify that individual's appointment to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth.
Any vacancy in the commission shall be filled within 15 days
in the same manner in which such position was originally filled.
(b.2) Each meeting of the commission must be held in public
and must comply with any law which applies to open meetings.
(c) No later than 90 days after [either the commission has
been duly certified or the population data for the Commonwealth
as determined by the Federal decennial census are available,
whichever is later in time, the commission shall file a
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