SB 22 — A Joint Resolution proposing integrated and distinct amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, organizing the Judiciary into representative districts and further providing for residency requirements and for the Legislative Reapportionment Commission for the purpose of reapportioning and redistricting the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(B) JUSTICES OF THE PEACE SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE BAR OF THE SUPREME COURT OR SHALL COMPLETE A COURSE OF TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IN THE DUTIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES AND PASS AN EXAMINATION PRIOR TO ASSUMING OFFICE.

SUCH COURSES AND EXAMINATIONS SHALL BE AS PROVIDED BY LAW.

Section 1 2.

The following DISTINCT amendment to the <-- Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:

Independent Legislative [Reapportionment] and Congressional [LEGISLATIVE] <-- INDEPENDENT Reapportionment and Redistricting Commission.

(a) In[In each year [followingfollowing the year]year of the Federal decennial census,census] butNot not later than JulyDecember 1,31 [a]of aneach Independentyear [Legislative]ending andin Congressionalzero, Reapportionmenta Legislative [Reapportionment] and <--Congressional Redistricting Commission shall be constituted for the purpose of reapportioning[reapportioning] and redistricting the [Commonwealth]Commonwealth. <-- COMMONWEALTH'S CONGRESSIONAL, SENATORIAL, REPRESENTATIVE AND ANY OTHER DISTRICTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CONSTITUTION.

The commission shall act[act by a majority of its entire membership.membership.]:

(b)(1) TheConduct commissionan shallopen consistand transparent process enabling full public consideration of [five]and 11comment members[:on the drawing of district lines.

four(2) ofDraw whomdistrict shalllines beaccording theto majority and minority leaders of both the Senateredistricting andcriteria thespecified Housein ofthis Representatives,section. or deputies appointed by each of them, and a chairman selected as hereinafter provided.] and the General Assembly shall prescribe by law:

(1)(3) TheConduct qualificationsitself towith serveintegrity asand afairness. member of the commission, provided that no person who has BEEN REGISTERED AS A <-- LOBBYIST, held elective or appointive public office at the 20170SB0022PN1865 - 4 - Federal or State level or elective judicial office in this Commonwealth, OR ANY POSITION OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN AID OR <-- SUPPORT OF SUCH A PERSON, in the five years immediately preceding the date of appointment to the commission shall be eligible for appointment.

(2)[(b) The mannercommission byshall whichconsist the Secretary of thefive Commonwealthmembers: shall provide for an open and transparent process to:

(i)four Receiveof applicationswhom forshall appointmentbe asthe amajority memberand minority leaders of both the commission.Senate and the House of Representatives, or deputies appointed by each of them, and a chairman selected as hereinafter provided.

(ii)No Determinelater eligibilitythan 60 days following the official reporting of applicants.the Federal census as required by Federal law, the four members shall be certified by the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the elections officer of the Commonwealth who under law shall have supervision over elections.

(iii)The Ensurefour applicantsmembers towithin be45 considereddays byafter their certification shall select the Generalfifth Assemblymember, reasonablywho reflectshall theserve geographic,as genderchairman of the commission, and racialshall diversityimmediately ofcertify thishis Commonwealth.name to such elections officer.

(3) Reasons for removing a member of the commission and the manner by which vacancies shall be filled.

(4) The manner by which the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit to the General Assembly a list of qualified applicants by political party affiliation.

(b.1) Upon receipt of the list of qualified applicants from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, members of the commission shall be appointed as follows:

(1) The Governor shall recommend three individuals from the list of qualified applicants who are not registered with either of the two largest political parties in this Commonwealth based upon registration for approval by a two-thirds vote of each chamber.

(2) The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each recommend two individuals from the list of qualified applicants for approval by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.

(3) The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of THE House of <-- 20170SB0022PN1865 - 5 - Representatives shall each recommend two individuals from the list of qualified applicants for approval by a two-thirds vote of the House of Representatives.

(4) EACH INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT SHALL HAVE <-- BEEN CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH WITH THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY, OR CONTINUOUSLY UNAFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL PARTY, IN THE THREE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMISSION.

(5) IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMISSION, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL CONSIDER SUCH FACTORS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE SO THAT THE COMMISSION REASONABLY REFLECTS THE GEOGRAPHIC, GENDER AND RACIAL DIVERSITY OF THIS COMMONWEALTH.

No later than [60 days following the official reporting of the Federal census as required by Federal law] July 1 in each year of the Federal decennial census, the [four] members approved under this section shall be certified by the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the elections officer of the Commonwealth who under law shall have supervision over elections.

[The four members within] Within 45 days after their certification, the members shall select [the fifth member, who shall serve as] a chairman of the commission.[, and shall immediately certify his name to such elections officer.

If the four members fail to select the fifth member within the time prescribed, a majority of the entire membership of the Supreme Court within 30 days thereafter shall appoint the chairman as aforesaid and certify his appointment to such 20170SB0022PN1865 - 6 - elections officer.

Any vacancy in the commission shall be filled within 15 days 20170SB0022PN1780 - 2 - in the same manner in which such position was originally filled.]filled. If the 11 members fail to select a chairman within the time prescribed, the General Assembly, by a two-thirds vote of each chamber, shall appoint the chairman of the commission within 30 days.

(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 census are available, whichever is later in time, the commission shall file a preliminary reapportionment and redistricting plan with such elections officer[.]officer. based upon Federal census data for each geographic and political unit.

The preliminarycommission reapportionmentshall andhave redistricting30 plandays mustafter befiling approved by at least seven affirmative votes that must include at least two votes of members registered from each of the twopreliminary largestplan politicalto partiesmake corrections in this Commonwealth based on registration and two votes of members not registered with either of the twoplan. largest political parties based upon registration.

TheAny commissionperson aggrieved by the preliminary plan shall schedulehave andthe conductsame at30-day leastperiod sixto publicfile hearingsexceptions with the commission in differentwhich geographiccase regionsthe throughoutcommission thisshall Commonwealth.have 30 days after the date the exceptions were filed to prepare and file with such elections officer a revised reapportionment plan.

In addition to the requirements of section 16, the following shall apply:

(1) SENATORIAL DISTRICTS SHALL BE DRAWN WITH THE FEWEST <-- NUMBER OF DIVISIONS TO COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND WARDS WITHIN THE MAXIMUM POPULATION DEVIATION PERMISSIBLE.

A county may not contain more senatorial districts than the number required by the population plus one.

THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN <-- EXPLANATION FOR EACH DIVISION.

20170SB0022PN1865 - 7 - (2) REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS SHALL BE DRAWN WITH THE FEWEST <-- NUMBER OF DIVISIONS TO COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND WARDS WITHIN THE MAXIMUM POPULATION DEVIATION PERMISSIBLE.

A county may not contain more representative districts than the number required by the population plus two.

THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE A <-- WRITTEN EXPLANATION FOR EACH DIVISION.

(3) Districts CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS shall each have a <-- population as close to the applicable ideal district population <-- as possible WITHIN THE MAXIMUM POPULATION DEVIATION PERMISSIBLE <-- and shall be composed of compact and contiguous territory and, unless absolutely necessary, no county, city, incorporated town, borough, township or ward shall be divided in forming congressional districts.

THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN <-- EXPLANATION FOR EACH DIVISION.

(4) The boundaries of each district shall be a single non- intersecting continuous line.

(5) In establishing districts, the commission shall not consider the following data:

(i) Addresses of any individual.

(ii) Political affiliation of registered voters.

(iii) Previous election results, unless required by Federal law.

(6) All meetings of the commission at which a quorum is present held for the purpose of deliberating official business or taking official action shall be conducted in an open forum and in a manner by which the public may contemporaneously observe the proceedings.

(7) Commission members and their employees and advisors shall not communicate with or receive communications from any other person about reapportionment or redistricting matters 20170SB0022PN1865 - 8 - unless during an open public meeting or under such exceptions as the General Assembly may prescribe by law.

The commission shall have 30 days after filing the preliminary plan and completing the six public hearings on the plan to make corrections in the plan.

Any person aggrieved by the preliminary plan shall have the same 30-day period to file exceptions with the commission in which case the commission shall have 30 days after the date the exceptions were filed to prepare and file with such elections officer a revised reapportionment and redistricting plan.

(c.1) The final reapportionment and redistricting plan must be approved by at least seven affirmative votes that must include at least two votes of members registered from each of the two largest political parties in this Commonwealth based on registration and two votes of members not registered with either of the two largest political parties based upon registration.

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20170SB0022PN1865 - 9 - (e) When the Supreme Court has finally decided an appeal or when the last day for filing an appeal has passed with no appeal taken, the reapportionment and redistricting plan shall have the force of law and the districts therein provided shall be used thereafter in elections [to the General Assembly] until the next <-- reapportionment and redistricting as required under this section 17.

(f) Any district which does not include the residence from which a member of the Senate was elected whether or not scheduled for election at the next general election shall elect a Senator at such election.

The members of the commission shall be entitled to such compensation for their services as the General Assembly from time to time shall determine[,determine, but no part thereof shall be paid until a <-- preliminary plan is filed.

If a preliminary plan is filed but the commission fails to file a revised or final plan within the time prescribed, the commission members shall forfeit all right to compensation not paid].paid.

<-- (h) If a preliminary, revised or final reapportionment and redistricting plan is not filed by the commission [withinwithin the time prescribed by this sectionsection, unless the time be extended by the Supreme Court for cause shown, the Supreme Court shall immediately proceed on its own motion to reapportion the Commonwealth.]Commonwealth. by October 1 of each year ending in one, the following shall apply:

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AllThe mapspublication submittedshall toalso state the Generalpopulation Assemblyof underthe thissenatorial paragraphand shallrepresentative bedistricts madehaving availablethe forsmallest reviewand bylargest population and the publicpercentage variation of such districts from the average population for asenatorial periodand ofrepresentative not20170SB0022PN1780 less- than4 10- daysdistricts.] prior(b) toThe anycommission voteshall byconsist theof General11 Assembly.members, as follows:

(3)four Thewho Generalare Assemblyregistered shallwith approvethe onelargest mappolitical submittedparty in eachthis categoryCommonwealth bybased aon two-thirdsregistration, votefour who are registered with the second-largest political party in this Commonwealth based on registration and three who are not registered with either of eachthe chamber.two largest political parties in this Commonwealth based on registration.

(4)(c) IFThe THEGeneral GENERALAssembly ASSEMBLYshall FAILSprescribe TOby APPROVElaw THEthe MAPSqualification UNDERto <--serve PARAGRAPHas (3)a BYcommission DECEMBERmember. 31 OF EACH YEAR ENDING IN ONE, THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT THE SAME SETS OF MAPS FOR EACH CATEGORY TO THE SUPREME COURT, WHICH SHALL APPROVE ONE MAP SUBMITTED IN EACH CATEGORY.

UPONEach RECEIPTcommission OFmember THEshall MAPSpossess SUBMITTEDall UNDERof THISthe PARAGRAPH,following THEqualifications, SUPREMEin COURTaddition SHALLto IMMEDIATELYany DIRECTqualifications THEprescribed APPOINTMENTby OFlaw: A SPECIAL MASTER.

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The(4) publicationHas shallnot containserved aor mapdoes ofnot thehave Commonwealtha showingspouse thewho completehas 20170SB0022PN1865served -as 11a -paid reapportionmentstaff andmember redistrictingor [ofpaid consultant to Congress, the General Assembly]Assembly ANDor <--staff REDISTRICTINGappointed by districts, and a map showing the [reapportionment]Governor reapportioned and redistricted districts in the areafive normallyyears servedimmediately bypreceding the newspaperdate inof whichappointment to the publicationcommission. is made.

The20170SB0022PN1780 publication- shall5 also- state(5) theHas populationnot ofregistered theor senatorialdoes andnot representativehave districtsa havingspouse thewho smallesthas andregistered largestas populationa andFederal theor percentageState variationlobbyist ofin suchthis districtsCommonwealth fromin the averagefive populationyears forimmediately senatorialpreceding andthe representativedate districts.of appointment to the commission.

(6) Has not been nominated or does not have a spouse who has been nominated as a candidate for elective office by a political party or political body or served or does not have a spouse who has served as a paid staff member or officer of a political party, political body, political committee or political action committee in the five years immediately preceding the date of appointment to the commission.

(d) Application and selection of the members of the commission shall be subject to the following:

(1) Application to serve as a member of the commission may be filed with, and on a form developed by, the Secretary of the Commonwealth indicating thereon evidence of his or her qualifications as provided by this section.

(2) The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall verify the qualifications of each applicant.

If the Secretary of the Commonwealth finds that an applicant is not qualified, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall not include the applicant's name in the pool of applicants.

(3) The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall separate all qualified applicants into three subpools consisting of those who are:

(i) registered with the largest political party in this Commonwealth based on registration;

(ii) registered with the second-largest political party in this Commonwealth based on registration;

and (iii) not registered with either of the two largest 20170SB0022PN1780 - 6 - political parties in this Commonwealth based on registration.

(4) The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall select, on a random basis, 40 qualified applicants from each of the three subpools provided in paragraph (3).

The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate and the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives may each strike up to two applicants from each subpool.

Each leader shall have no more than six strikes.

(5) After the legislative leaders have exercised their strikes under paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall select for appointment as members of the commission on a random basis from the remaining applicants in each of the three subpools of qualified applicants.

In addition to the qualification requirements provided in subsection (c), appointments from each subpool shall reasonably reflect the racial, geographic and gender diversity of this Commonwealth.

(6) One of the members shall be selected as chair by a vote of at least six members of the commission.

(e) The term of office of each member of the commission shall expire at the same time the commission expires as provided in this section.

(f) Removal of a member and vacancies on the commission shall be subject to the following:

(1) If a member of the commission fails to attend more than two consecutive meetings at which a vote of the commission is scheduled, the member's position shall be deemed vacant unless the member is absent due to death of an immediate family member, personal illness or illness of an immediate family member.

(2) If a member of the commission has been convicted, found guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to embezzlement of 20170SB0022PN1780 - 7 - public money, bribery, perjury or other infamous crime, whether or not sentence has been imposed, the member's position shall be deemed vacant.

(3) A vacancy in the commission shall be filled within 14 days from the time the commission is notified of the vacancy in the same manner that the position was originally filled and using the same pool of applicants from which the vacating member was chosen.

If none of those remaining applicants are available for service, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall fill the vacancy from a new pool of applicants created from the same voter registration category as the vacating member.

(g) A member shall be ineligible to do the following for a period of three years beginning from the expiration of the term for which the member was appointed to the commission:

(1) Serve as a paid staff member or paid consultant to Congress, the General Assembly or staff appointed by the Governor.

(2) Register as a Federal or State lobbyist in this Commonwealth.

(3) Serve as a paid staff member or paid political consultant for a political party, political body, political committee or political action committee.

(h) A member and the member's spouse shall be ineligible to do the following for a period of five years beginning from the expiration of the term for which the member was appointed to the commission:

(1) Hold an appointed position or elective public office at the Federal or State level in this Commonwealth.

(2) Be eligible for nomination as a candidate for elective office by a political party or political body.

20170SB0022PN1780 - 8 - (3) Hold office for a political party, political body, political committee or political action committee.

(i) Seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

Seven or more affirmative votes shall be required for any official action.

The final redistricting plan must be approved by at least seven affirmative votes that must include at least one vote of a member registered from each of the two largest political parties in this Commonwealth based on registration and one vote from a member who is not registered with either of the two largest political parties.

(j) To begin the process of preparing information necessary to the redistricting process, the commission shall:

(1) Acquire all necessary and appropriate information, review and evaluate available facilities and develop programs and procedures, that may include the use of software, in preparation for drawing congressional and legislative redistricting plans on the basis of each Federal census.

The commission shall make the information available to the public in a manner prescribed by law.

(2) As soon as possible after December 31 of each year ending in zero, obtain from the United States Census Bureau the population data needed for legislative redistricting that the Census Bureau is required to provide the Commonwealth under 13 U.S.C.

§ 141 (relating to population and other census information) and use that data to assign a population figure based upon census data to each geographic and political unit described pursuant to subparagraph (i).

Upon completing that task, the commission shall begin the preparation of congressional and legislative redistricting plans as required by this subsection and subsection (k).

The commission shall use the 20170SB0022PN1780 - 9 - data obtained to prepare:

(i) Necessary descriptions of census blocks, voting districts, wards, municipalities and counties that census data will be reported and that are suitable for use as components of districts.

(ii) Maps of census blocks, voting districts, wards, municipalities and counties within this Commonwealth, that may be used to illustrate the locations of district boundaries proposed in plans.

(3) In establishing districts, the commission shall not consider the following data:

(i) Addresses of any individual.

(ii) Political affiliations of registered voters.

(iii) Previous election results, unless required by Federal or State law.

(k) The commission shall establish congressional and legislative districts pursuant to a mapping process in accordance with Federal or State law.

(l) Each plan drawn under this section shall provide that any vacancy in the General Assembly that is filled under the plan, occurring at a time that makes it necessary to fill the vacancy at a special election held under section 629 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, shall be filled from the same district that elected the senator or representative whose seat is vacant.

(m) The commission, within 30 days prior to the deadline for approval of a preliminary plan as set forth in subsection (n) (1), shall schedule and conduct at least four public hearings in different geographic regions of this Commonwealth.

(m.1) All commission meetings that are attended or 20170SB0022PN1780 - 10 - participated in by a quorum of the members of the commission held for the purpose of deliberating official business of taking official action shall be open to the public.

(n) (1) Not later than July 1 of each year ending in one, the commission shall complete and approve a preliminary redistricting plan and maps as required under this section and make the preliminary plan and maps available to the public in a manner prescribed by law.

(2) The commission, within 30 days following the deadline for approval of a preliminary plan as provided in paragraph (1), shall schedule and conduct at least four public hearings, in different geographic regions of this Commonwealth, on the preliminary plan.

(3) Not later than August 15 of each year ending in one, the commission shall approve a final redistricting plan.

Upon approval, the commission shall certify the resulting plan to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and that plan shall constitute the certified final plan.

(4) If the commission fails to approve a final plan in accordance with paragraph (3), the following shall apply:

(i) Not later than September 1 of each year ending in one, the commission shall complete and approve a second preliminary redistricting plan and maps prepared in accordance with subsections (j) and (k) and make the second preliminary plan and maps available to the public in a manner prescribed by law.

(ii) Within 30 days following the deadline for approval of the second preliminary plan as set forth in subparagraph (i), the commission shall schedule and conduct at least four public hearings, in different geographic regions of this Commonwealth, on the second preliminary plan.

20170SB0022PN1780 - 11 - (iii) Not later than October 15 of each year ending in one, the commission shall approve a final redistricting plan.

Upon approval, the commission shall certify the resulting plan to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and that plan shall constitute the certified final plan.

(o) If the commission does not complete and approve a final redistricting plan by October 16 of each year ending in one, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall immediately petition the Supreme Court for an order directing the appointment of a special master to develop and complete a final redistricting plan in accordance with the criteria and requirements provided in subsections (j) and (k).

The special master must demonstrate expertise in geographic information systems by holding a graduate degree in geographic information systems and currently serving as a faculty member for a geographic information systems program at an institution of higher learning located within this Commonwealth and must meet the qualifications in subsection (c) and be bound by the restrictions in subsections (g) and (h).

Upon the Supreme Court's approval of the master's plan, the court shall certify the resulting plan to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and that plan shall constitute the certified final plan.

(p) The commission has the sole legal standing to defend an action regarding a certified final plan and shall inform the General Assembly if it determines that funds or other resources provided for the operation of the commission are not adequate.

(q) (1) The Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in all proceedings that a certified final plan is challenged or is claimed not to have taken timely effect.

(2) An aggrieved person who is a registered voter in this 20170SB0022PN1780 - 12 - Commonwealth may file a petition with the Supreme Court within 30 days after the commission has certified a final plan to the Secretary of the Commonwealth to bar the Secretary of the Commonwealth from implementing the plan on the grounds that the filed plan violates the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of Pennsylvania or any Federal or State statute.

(r) The Department of State shall provide staff as needed to support the commission in the performance of its duties.

(s) Upon the filing of all redistricting plans required under this section and the exhaustion of all appeals of a redistricting plan:

(1) the commission shall expire and the commission's responsibilities shall terminate;

and (2) the final plan shall have the force of law and the districts provided in the plan shall be used thereafter in elections to the General Assembly until the next redistricting as required under this section.

(t) The General Assembly shall appropriate sufficient funds for the compensation and expenses of members and staff appointed by the commission and for other necessary expenses.

In addition to necessary expenses, the members of the commission shall receive a per diem for each day or part of a day spent performing their official duties.

The per diem shall be the most recent per diem rate for locations in this Commonwealth as established and published by the United States General Services Administration.

(u) A district that does not include the residence that a member of the Senate was elected whether or not scheduled for election at the next general election shall elect a Senator at the election.

20170SB0022PN1780 - 13 - (v) The following words and phrases when used in this section shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Commission." The Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Commission.

"Community of interest." A contiguous population that shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation.

It shall not include relationships with political parties, incumbents or political candidates.

"Federal census." The decennial census required by Federal law to be conducted by the United States Census Bureau in every year ending in zero.

"Immediate family." A parent, spouse, child, brother or sister.

"Member." A member of the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Commission.

"Plan." A plan for legislative and congressional redistricting drawn under the requirements of this section.

(a) Upon the first 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.

(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 20170SB0022PN1780 - 14 - 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 20170SB0022PN1865 - 12 - three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.

SECTION 3.1.

(A) UPON THE FIRSTFOLLOWING PASSAGEAMENDMENT BY THE GENERAL <-- ASSEMBLY OF THESE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, 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 ANDIS SHALLPROPOSED TRANSMIT THE REQUIRED ADVERTISEMENTS TO TWO NEWSPAPERS IN EVERYACCORDANCE COUNTYWITH INARTICLE WHICHXI: SUCH NEWSPAPERS ARE PUBLISHED IN SUFFICIENT TIME AFTER PASSAGE OF THESE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

(B)THAT UPON THE SECOND PASSAGE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THESE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO COMPLY WITH THE ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 117 OF ARTICLE XIII OFBE THEAMENDED CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SHALL TRANSMIT THE REQUIRED ADVERTISEMENTS TO TWOREAD: NEWSPAPERS IN EVERY COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH NEWSPAPERS ARE PUBLISHED IN SUFFICIENT TIME AFTER PASSAGE OF THESE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

THE§ SECRETARY17. OF THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL:

(1)INDEPENDENT SUBMITLEGISLATIVE THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS UNDER SECTION 1 OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH AS A SINGLE BALLOT QUESTION AT THE FIRST PRIMARY, GENERAL OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF AND ISCONGRESSIONAL INREAPPORTIONMENT CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND WHICHREDISTRICTING OCCURSCOMMISSION. AT LEAST THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ARE PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

(2)(A) SUBMITIN THEEACH PROPOSEDYEAR CONSTITUTIONAL[FOLLOWING AMENDMENT UNDER SECTION 2 OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE QUALIFIEDYEAR] ELECTORS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH AT THE FIRSTFEDERAL PRIMARY,DECENNIAL GENERALCENSUS, ORBUT MUNICIPALNOT 20170SB0022PN1865LATER -THAN 13JULY -1, ELECTION[A] WHICHAN MEETSINDEPENDENT THELEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF AND ISCONGRESSIONAL INREAPPORTIONMENT CONFORMANCEAND WITHREDISTRICTING SECTIONCOMMISSION 1SHALL OFBE ARTICLECONSTITUTED XIFOR OF THE CONSTITUTIONPURPOSE OF PENNSYLVANIAREAPPORTIONING AND WHICHREDISTRICTING OCCURS AT LEAST THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PROPOSEDCOMMONWEALTH. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ARE PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

20170SB0022PN1865THE -COMMISSION 14SHALL -ACT BY A MAJORITY OF ITS ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP.

(B) THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF [FIVE] 11 MEMBERS[:

FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS OF BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OR DEPUTIES APPOINTED BY EACH OF THEM, AND A CHAIRMAN SELECTED AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED.] AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PRESCRIBE BY LAW:

(1) THE QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, PROVIDED THAT NO PERSON WHO HAS HELD ELECTIVE OR 20170SB0022PN1780 - 15 - APPOINTIVE PUBLIC OFFICE AT THE FEDERAL OR STATE LEVEL OR ELECTIVE JUDICIAL OFFICE IN THIS COMMONWEALTH IN THE FIVE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMISSION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT.

(2) THE MANNER BY WHICH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PROVIDE FOR AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS TO:

(I) RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION.

(II) DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANTS.

(III) ENSURE APPLICANTS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REASONABLY REFLECT THE GEOGRAPHIC, GENDER AND RACIAL DIVERSITY OF THIS COMMONWEALTH.

(3) REASONS FOR REMOVING A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION AND THE MANNER BY WHICH VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED.

(4) THE MANNER BY WHICH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A LIST OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS BY POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION.

(B.1) UPON RECEIPT OF THE LIST OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:

(1) THE GOVERNOR SHALL RECOMMEND THREE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE LIST OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH EITHER OF THE TWO LARGEST POLITICAL PARTIES IN THIS COMMONWEALTH BASED UPON REGISTRATION FOR APPROVAL BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH CHAMBER.

(2) THE MAJORITY LEADER AND MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE SHALL EACH RECOMMEND TWO INDIVIDUALS FROM THE LIST OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR APPROVAL BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE SENATE.

(3) THE MAJORITY LEADER AND MINORITY LEADER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL EACH RECOMMEND TWO INDIVIDUALS FROM THE 20170SB0022PN1780 - 16 - LIST OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR APPROVAL BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

NO LATER THAN [60 DAYS FOLLOWING THE OFFICIAL REPORTING OF THE FEDERAL CENSUS AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW] JULY 1 IN EACH YEAR OF THE FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS, THE [FOUR] MEMBERS APPROVED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE CERTIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE ELECTIONS OFFICER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WHO UNDER LAW SHALL HAVE SUPERVISION OVER ELECTIONS.

[THE FOUR MEMBERS WITHIN] WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER THEIR CERTIFICATION, THE MEMBERS SHALL SELECT [THE FIFTH MEMBER, WHO SHALL SERVE AS] A CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION.[, AND SHALL IMMEDIATELY CERTIFY HIS NAME TO SUCH ELECTIONS OFFICER.

THE CHAIRMAN SHALL BE A CITIZEN OF THE COMMONWEALTH OTHER THAN A LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL OFFICIAL HOLDING AN OFFICE TO WHICH COMPENSATION IS ATTACHED.

IF THE FOUR MEMBERS FAIL TO SELECT THE FIFTH MEMBER WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED, A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SUPREME COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS THEREAFTER SHALL APPOINT THE CHAIRMAN AS AFORESAID AND CERTIFY HIS APPOINTMENT TO SUCH ELECTIONS OFFICER.

ANY VACANCY IN THE COMMISSION SHALL BE FILLED WITHIN 15 DAYS IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH SUCH POSITION WAS ORIGINALLY FILLED.] IF THE 11 MEMBERS FAIL TO SELECT A CHAIRMAN WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH CHAMBER, SHALL APPOINT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION WITHIN 30 DAYS.

(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 CENSUS ARE AVAILABLE, WHICHEVER IS 20170SB0022PN1780 - 17 - LATER IN TIME, THE COMMISSION SHALL FILE A PRELIMINARY REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING PLAN WITH SUCH ELECTIONS OFFICER[.] BASED UPON FEDERAL CENSUS DATA FOR EACH GEOGRAPHIC AND POLITICAL UNIT.

THE PRELIMINARY REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING PLAN MUST BE APPROVED BY AT LEAST SEVEN AFFIRMATIVE VOTES THAT MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO VOTES OF MEMBERS REGISTERED FROM EACH OF THE TWO LARGEST POLITICAL PARTIES IN THIS COMMONWEALTH BASED ON REGISTRATION AND TWO VOTES OF MEMBERS NOT REGISTERED WITH EITHER OF THE TWO LARGEST POLITICAL PARTIES BASED UPON REGISTRATION.

THE COMMISSION SHALL SCHEDULE AND CONDUCT AT LEAST SIX PUBLIC HEARINGS IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS THROUGHOUT THIS COMMONWEALTH.

IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 16, THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:

(1) A COUNTY MAY NOT CONTAIN MORE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS THAN THE NUMBER REQUIRED BY THE POPULATION PLUS ONE.

(2) A COUNTY MAY NOT CONTAIN MORE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS THAN THE NUMBER REQUIRED BY THE POPULATION PLUS TWO.

(3) DISTRICTS SHALL EACH HAVE A POPULATION AS CLOSE TO THE APPLICABLE IDEAL DISTRICT POPULATION AS POSSIBLE AND SHALL BE COMPOSED OF COMPACT AND CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY AND, UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, NO COUNTY, CITY, INCORPORATED TOWN, BOROUGH, TOWNSHIP OR WARD SHALL BE DIVIDED IN FORMING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

(4) THE BOUNDARIES OF EACH DISTRICT SHALL BE A SINGLE NON- INTERSECTING CONTINUOUS LINE.

(5) IN ESTABLISHING DISTRICTS, THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING DATA:

(I) ADDRESSES OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.

(II) POLITICAL AFFILIATION OF REGISTERED VOTERS.

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(6) ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELIBERATING OFFICIAL BUSINESS OR TAKING OFFICIAL ACTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN AN OPEN FORUM AND IN A MANNER BY WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY CONTEMPORANEOUSLY OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS.

(7) COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND ADVISORS SHALL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH OR RECEIVE COMMUNICATIONS FROM ANY OTHER PERSON ABOUT REAPPORTIONMENT OR REDISTRICTING MATTERS UNLESS DURING AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING OR UNDER SUCH EXCEPTIONS AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY PRESCRIBE BY LAW.

THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE 30 DAYS AFTER FILING THE PRELIMINARY PLAN AND COMPLETING THE SIX PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PLAN TO MAKE CORRECTIONS IN THE PLAN.

ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY THE PRELIMINARY PLAN SHALL HAVE THE SAME 30-DAY PERIOD TO FILE EXCEPTIONS WITH THE COMMISSION IN WHICH CASE THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE EXCEPTIONS WERE FILED TO PREPARE AND FILE WITH SUCH ELECTIONS OFFICER A REVISED REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING PLAN.

IF NO EXCEPTIONS ARE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS, OR IF FILED AND ACTED UPON, THE COMMISSION'S PLAN SHALL BE FINAL AND HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW.

(C.1) THE FINAL REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING PLAN MUST BE APPROVED BY AT LEAST SEVEN AFFIRMATIVE VOTES THAT MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO VOTES OF MEMBERS REGISTERED FROM EACH OF THE TWO LARGEST POLITICAL PARTIES IN THIS COMMONWEALTH BASED ON REGISTRATION AND TWO VOTES OF MEMBERS NOT REGISTERED WITH EITHER OF THE TWO LARGEST POLITICAL PARTIES BASED UPON REGISTRATION.

(D) ANY AGGRIEVED PERSON MAY FILE AN APPEAL FROM THE FINAL PLAN DIRECTLY TO THE SUPREME COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE 20170SB0022PN1780 - 19 - FILING THEREOF.

IF THE APPELLANT ESTABLISHES THAT THE FINAL PLAN IS CONTRARY TO LAW, THE SUPREME COURT SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER REMANDING THE PLAN TO THE COMMISSION AND DIRECTING THE COMMISSION TO REAPPORTION AND REDISTRICT THE COMMONWEALTH IN A MANNER NOT INCONSISTENT WITH SUCH ORDER.

(E) WHEN THE SUPREME COURT HAS FINALLY DECIDED AN APPEAL OR WHEN THE LAST DAY FOR FILING AN APPEAL HAS PASSED WITH NO APPEAL TAKEN, THE REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING PLAN SHALL HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW AND THE DISTRICTS THEREIN PROVIDED SHALL BE USED THEREAFTER IN ELECTIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNTIL THE NEXT REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION 17.

(F) ANY DISTRICT WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE RESIDENCE FROM WHICH A MEMBER OF THE SENATE WAS ELECTED WHETHER OR NOT SCHEDULED FOR ELECTION AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION SHALL ELECT A SENATOR AT SUCH ELECTION.

(G) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF MEMBERS AND STAFF APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION, AND OTHER NECESSARY EXPENSES.

THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SUCH COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM TIME TO TIME SHALL DETERMINE, BUT NO PART THEREOF SHALL BE PAID UNTIL A PRELIMINARY PLAN IS FILED.

IF A PRELIMINARY PLAN IS FILED BUT THE COMMISSION FAILS TO FILE A REVISED OR FINAL PLAN WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED, THE COMMISSION MEMBERS SHALL FORFEIT ALL RIGHT TO COMPENSATION NOT PAID.

(H) IF A PRELIMINARY, REVISED OR FINAL REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING PLAN IS NOT FILED BY THE COMMISSION [WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION UNLESS THE TIME BE EXTENDED BY THE SUPREME COURT FOR CAUSE SHOWN, THE SUPREME COURT SHALL 20170SB0022PN1780 - 20 - IMMEDIATELY PROCEED ON ITS OWN MOTION TO REAPPORTION THE COMMONWEALTH.] BY OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR ENDING IN ONE, THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:

(1) THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER PROPOSED MAPS FOR CONGRESSIONAL, SENATORIAL AND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS AS SEPARATE CATEGORIES.

(2) NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 15 OF EACH YEAR ENDING IN ONE, THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT AT LEAST TWO, BUT NOT MORE THAN THREE, MAPS IN EACH CATEGORY TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

ALL MAPS SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE PUBLIC FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO ANY VOTE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

(3) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROVE ONE MAP SUBMITTED IN EACH CATEGORY BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH CHAMBER.

(4) ANY PLAN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION FINALLY SHALL SUPERSEDE ALL PREVIOUS PLANS.

(I) ANY REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING PLAN FILED BY THE COMMISSION, OR [ORDERED OR PREPARED] APPROVED BY THE [SUPREME COURT] GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPON THE FAILURE OF THE COMMISSION TO ACT, SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY THE ELECTIONS OFFICER ONCE IN AT LEAST ONE NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN EACH SENATORIAL AND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

THE PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN A MAP OF THE COMMONWEALTH SHOWING THE COMPLETE REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY DISTRICTS, AND A MAP SHOWING THE [REAPPORTIONMENT] REAPPORTIONED AND REDISTRICTED DISTRICTS IN THE AREA NORMALLY SERVED BY THE NEWSPAPER IN WHICH THE PUBLICATION IS MADE.

THE PUBLICATION SHALL ALSO STATE THE POPULATION OF THE SENATORIAL AND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS HAVING THE SMALLEST AND LARGEST POPULATION AND THE PERCENTAGE VARIATION OF SUCH DISTRICTS FROM THE AVERAGE POPULATION FOR SENATORIAL AND 20170SB0022PN1780 - 21 - REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.

SECTION 2.

(A) UPON THE FIRST 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.

(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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