Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: April 23, 1968 (as Amended to May 18, 2021) (Pennsylvania)
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- Preamble
- Main Text
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
- s.1 Inherent Rights of Mankind
- s.2 Political Powers
- s.3 Religious Freedom
- s.4 Religion
- s.5 Elections
- s.6 Trial by Jury
- s.7 Freedom of Press and Speech; Libels
- s.8 Security From Searches and Seizures
- s.9 Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions
- s.10 Initiation of Criminal Proceedings; Twice in Jeopardy; Eminent Domain
- s.11 Courts to Be Open; Suits Against the Commonwealth
- s.12 Power of Suspending Laws
- s.13 Bail, Fines and Punishments
- s.14 Prisoners to be Bailable; Habeas Corpus
- s.15 Special Criminal Tribunals
- s.16 Insolvent Debtors
- s.17 Ex Post Facto Laws; Impairment of Contracts
- s.18 Attainder
- s.19 Attainder Limited
- s.20 Right of Petition
- s.21 Right to Bear Arms
- s.22 Standing Army; Military Subordinate to Civil Power
- s.23 Quartering of Troops
- s.24 Titles and Offices
- s.25 Reservation of Powers in People
- s.26 No Discrimination by Commonwealth and Its Political Subdivisions
- s.27 Natural Resources and the Public Estate
- s.28 Prohibition Against Denial or Abridgment of Equality of Rights Because of Sex
- s.29 Prohibition against denial or abridgement of equality of rights because of race and ethnicity
- Art.II The Legislature
- s.1 Legislative Power
- s.2 Election of Members; Vacancies
- s.3 Terms of Members
- s.4 Sessions
- s.5 Qualifications of Members
- s.6 Disqualification to Hold Other Office
- s.7 Ineligibility by Criminal Convictions
- s.8 Compensation
- s.9 Election of Officers; Judge of Election and Qualifications of Members
- s.10 Quorum
- s.11 Powers of Each House; Expulsion
- s.12 Journals; Yeas and Nays
- s.13 Open Sessions
- s.14 Adjournments
- s.15 Privileges of Members
- s.16 Legislative Districts
- s.17 Legislative Reapportionment Commission
- Art.III Legislation
- (A) Procedure
- s.1 Passage of Laws
- s.2 Reference to Committee; Printing
- s.3 Form of Bills
- s.4 Consideration of Bills
- s.5 Concurring in Amendments; Conference Committee Reports
- s.6 Revival and Amendment of Laws
- s.7 Notice of Local and Special Bills
- s.8 Signing of Bills
- s.9 Action on Concurrent Orders and Resolutions
- s.10 Revenue Bills
- s.11 Appropriation Bills
- s.12 Legislation Designated by Governor at Special Sessions
- s.13 Vote Denied Members with Personal Interest
- (B) Education
- (C) National Guard
- (D) Other Legislation Specifically Authorized
- s.17 Appointment of Legislative Officers and Employees
- s.18 Compensation Laws Allowed to General Assembly
- s.19 Appropriations for Support of Widows and Orphans of Persons Who Served in the Armed Forces
- s.20 Classification of Municipalities
- s.21 Land Title Registration
- s.22 State Purchases
- s.23 Change of Venue
- s.24 Paying Out Public Moneys
- s.25 Emergency Seats of Government
- s.26 Extra Compensation Prohibited; Claims Against the Commonwealth; Pensions
- s.27 Changes in Term of Office or Salary Prohibited
- (E) Restrictions on Legislative Power
- (A) Procedure
- Art.IV The Executive
- s.1 Executive Department
- s.2 Duties of Governor; Election Procedure; Tie or Contest
- s.3 Terms of Office of Governor; Number of Terms
- s.4 Lieutenant Governor
- s.4.1 Attorney General
- s.5 Qualifications of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General
- s.6 Disqualification for Offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General
- s.7 Military Power
- s.8 Appointing Power
- s.9 Pardoning Power; Board of Pardons
- s.10 Information from Department Officials
- s.11 Messages to the General Assembly
- s.12 Power to Convene and Adjourn the General Assembly
- s.13 When Lieutenant Governor to Act as Governor
- s.14 Vacancy in Office of Lieutenant Governor
- s.15 Approval of Bills; Vetoes
- s.16 Partial Disapproval of Appropriation Bills
- s.17 Contested Elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General; When Succeeded
- s.18 Terms of Office of Auditor General and State Treasurer; Number of Terms; Eligibility of State Treasurer to become Auditor General
- s.19 State Seal; Commissions
- s.20 Disaster emergency declaration and management
- Art.V The Judiciary
- s.1 Unified Judicial System
- s.2 Supreme Court
- s.3 Superior Court
- s.4 Commonwealth Court
- s.5 Courts of Common Pleas
- s.6 Community Courts; Philadelphia Municipal Court
- s.7 Justices of the Peace; Magisterial Districts
- s.8 Other Courts
- s.9 Right of Appeal
- s.10 Judicial Administration
- s.11 Judicial Districts; Boundaries
- s.12 Qualifications of Justices, Judges and Justices of the Peace
- s.13 Election of Justices, Judges and Justices of the Peace; Vacancies
- s.14 Judicial Qualifications Commission
- s.15 Tenure of Justices, Judges and Justices of the Peace
- s.16 Compensation and Retirement of Justices, Judges and Justices of the Peace
- s.17 Prohibited Activities
- s.18 Suspension, Removal, Discipline and Other Sanctions
- Schedule to Judiciary Article
- Courts other than in the City of Philadelphia and Allegheny County
- Justices, Judges and Justices of the Peace
- Magistrates, Aldermen and Justices of the Peace and Magisterial Districts other than in the City of Philadelphia
- Prothonotaries and Clerks other than in the City of Philadelphia
- The City of Philadelphia
- Allegheny County
- The City of Pittsburgh
- Causes, Proceedings, Books and Records
- Commission and Board
- General Provisions
- Art.VI Public Officers
- Art.VII Elections
- s.1 Qualifications of Electors
- s.2 General Election Day
- s.3 Municipal Election Day; Offices to Be Filled on Election Days
- s.4 Method of Elections; Secrecy in Voting
- s.5 Electors Privileged from Arrest
- s.6 Election and Registration Laws
- s.7 Bribery of Electors
- s.8 Witnesses in Contested Elections
- s.9 Fixing Election Districts
- s.10 Viva Voce Elections
- s.11 Election Officers
- s.12 Disqualifications for Service as Election Officer
- s.13 Contested Elections
- s.14 Absentee Voting
- Art.VIII Taxation and Finance
- s.1 Uniformity of Taxation
- s.2 Exemptions and Special Provisions
- s.3 Reciprocal Exemptions
- s.4 Public Utilities
- s.5 Exemption from Taxation Restricted
- s.6 Taxation of Corporations
- s.7 Commonwealth Indebtedness
- s.8 Commonwealth Credit Not to Be Pledged
- s.9 Municipal Debt Not to be Assumed by Commonwealth
- s.10 Audit
- s.11 Gasoline Taxes and Motor License Fees Restricted
- s.12 Governor’s Budgets and Financial Plan
- s.13 Appropriations
- s.14 Surplus
- s.15 Project “70”
- s.16 Land and Water Conservation and Reclamation Fund
- s.17 Special Emergency Legislation
- Art.IX Local Government
- s.1 Local Government
- s.2 Home Rule
- s.3 Optional Plans
- s.4 County Government
- s.5 Intergovernmental Cooperation
- s.6 Area Government
- s.7 Area-wide Powers
- s.8 Consolidation, Merger or Boundary Change
- s.9 Appropriation for Public Purposes
- s.10 Local Government Debt
- s.11 Local Reapportionment
- s.12 Philadelphia Debt
- s.13 Abolition of County Offices in Philadelphia
- s.14 Definitions
- Art.X Private Corporations
- Art.XI Amendments
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
- Schedules and Appendix
- Sch.1 (Adopted with the Constitution)
- s.1 When to Take Effect
- s.2 Former Laws Remain in Force
- s.3 Election of Senators
- s.4 Election of Senators (continued)
- s.5 Election of Governor
- s.6 Election of Lieutenant Governor
- s.7 Secretary of Internal Affairs
- s.8 Superintendent of Public Instruction
- s.9 Eligibility of Present Officers
- s.10 Judges of Supreme Court
- s.11 Courts of Record
- s.12 Register’s Courts Abolished
- s.13 Judicial Districts
- s.14 Decennial Adjustment of Judicial Districts
- s.15 Judges in Commission
- s.16 President Judges; Casting Lots; Associate Judges
- s.17 Compensation of Judges
- s.18 Courts of Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties; Organization in Philadelphia
- s.19 Organization of Courts in Allegheny County
- s.20 When Re-Organization of Courts to Take Effect
- s.21 Causes Pending in Philadelphia; Transfer of Records
- s.22 Causes Pending in Allegheny County
- s.23 Prothonotary of Philadelphia County
- s.24 Aldermen
- s.25 Magistrates in Philadelphia
- s.26 Term of Present Officers
- s.27 Oath of Office
- s.28 County Commissioners and Auditors
- s.29 Compensation of Present Officers
- s.30 Renewal of Oath of Office
- s.31 Enforcing Legislation
- s.32 An Ordinance Declared Valid
- s.33 City Commissioners of Philadelphia
- Sch.2 (Amendments of November 2, 1969)
- Appendix (Supplementary Provisions of Constitutional Amendments 1967, MAY 16, P. L. 1044, J. R. 4 ) Schedule. Terms of State Treasurer and Auditor General
- 1968, April 23, P. L. App. 3, Prop. No. 1 Schedule. Effective Date of Amendment
- 1968, April 23, P. L. App. 3, Prop. No. 2 Schedule. Effective Date of Amendment
- 1968, April 23, P. L. App. 5, Prop. No. 3 Section 4. Repeals
- 1968, April 23, P. L. App. 7, Prop. No. 4 Section 3. Effective Date of Amendments
- 1968, April 23, P. L. App. 9, Prop. No. 5 Section 4. Effective Date of Amendments
- 1968, April 23, P. L. App. 11, Prop. No. 6 Section 3. Effective Date and Interpretation of Amendments
- 1968, April 23, P. L. App. 16, Prop. No. 7 Section 2. Repeals
- 1972, November 7, 1st SP. Sess, P. L. 1970, J. R. 1 Section 1. Preamble
- 1975, November 4, P. L. 622, J. R. 2 Section 1. Preamble
- 1977, November 8, P. L. 362, J. R. 2 Preamble
- 1978, May 16, 1977 P. L. 365, J. R. 4 Vacancy in Existing Office of Attorney General
- Sch.1 (Adopted with the Constitution)
- [44.200.30.73]
- 44.200.30.73
