Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1968 – Legislative History
Contested Elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General; when succeeded.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside upon the trial of any contested election of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General and shall decide questions regarding the admissibility of evidence, and shall, upon request of the committee, pronounce his opinion upon other questions of law involved in the trial. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General shall exercise the duties of their respective offices until their successors shall be duly qualified. [Source: 1977 Pa. Laws 365]
Bill Histories
| 1976 Bill History Joint Resolution No. 3 |
SB 1273 By Senators NOLAN, SMITH and MESSINGER.
Printer’s No. 1521.
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania providing for the election of the Attorney
General and providing for his qualifications.
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Feb. 2, 1976
Reported as committed, Feb. 10, 1976
First consideration, Feb. 10, 1976
Second consideration, March 1, 1976
Third consideration and final passage, March 8, 1976 (41-8)
In the House
Referred to JUDICIARY, March 10, 1976
Reported as committed, June 16, 1976
First consideration, June 16, 1976
Laid on the table, June 16, 1976
Removed from table, June 21, 1976
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 21, 1976
(Remarks see House Journal), June 21, 1976
Re-reported as committed, June 29, 1976
Second consideration, June 29, 1976
Third consideration and final passage, June 30, 1976 (183-7)
Signed in Senate, June 30, 1976
Signed in House, June 30, 1976
Filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, July 1, 1976
Pamphlet Laws Resolution No. 3
Passed Sessions of 1976
| 1977 Bill History Joint Resolution No. 4 |
HB 84 By Representatives DOYLE, CIMINI, GIAMMARCO, MRKONIC, PITTS, POLITE,
PRATT, ZELLER, ZORD, MELUSKEY, PRENDERGAST, BUTERA, O’CONNELL,
F. TAYLOR, BRANDT, MANDERINO, MORRIS, LEVI, COLE, FREIND, DORR, BROWN,
RYAN and CALTAGIRONE.
Printer’s No. 94.
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for the election of the Attorney
General and providing for his qualifications.
Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 7, 1977
Reported as committed, Feb. 15, 1977
First consideration, Feb. 15, 1977
Laid on the table, Feb. 15, 1977
Removed from table, March 1, 1977
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, March 1, 1977
Re-reported as committed, April 18, 1977
Second consideration, May 23, 1977
Third consideration and final passage, June 1, 1977 (184-12)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 902-906) , June 1, 1977
In the Senate
Referred to CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AND FEDERAL RELATIONS, June 6, 1977
Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this
bill defeated, July 28, 1977 (19-30)
Reported as committed, Oct. 31, 1977
First consideration, Oct. 31, 1977
Second consideration, Nov. 14, 1977
Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 15, 1977 (38-11)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1090-1091), Nov. 15, 1977
Signed in House, Nov. 16, 1977
Signed in Senate, Nov. 16, 1977
Filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Nov. 21, 1977
Pamphlet Laws Resolution No. 4
Passed Sessions of 1976 and 1977
Approved by the Electorate, May 16, 1978 (1,017,830 – 206,528)