Public Notice on Proposed Amendments to Pennsylvania Constitution
The 2015 General Assembly proposed amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania. If approved by lawmakers and voters in a future election, amended sections would be added or deleted as shown in bold and underlined text. Readers may contact the Bureau of Commissions Elections and Legislation for alternative formats or help reading the notice. Pedro A. Cortés, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Pennsylvania Joint Resolution on Reducing General Assembly Size
The document outlines a proposed constitutional amendment to reorganize Pennsylvania legislative districts into 16 senatorial and 151 representative districts with contiguous boundaries. It covers passage, advertising, voter consideration, and implementation after the 2020 reapportionment, plus related tax exemptions provisions.
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Pennsylvania Joint Resolution Seeks Tax Variance for City of the First Class
The proposal amends Article VII to allow a first class city to impose higher real estate taxes on business use while limiting total variance to fifteen percent in combined rates with school districts. It requires reductions in other city taxes to offset revenue impact. Paid for with Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars and funded by the General Fund.
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