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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives chamber in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with the portrait Apotheosis of Pennsylvania visible on the far wall of the chamber. The Constitution of Pennsylvania is the supreme law within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All acts of the General Assembly, the governor, and each governmental agency are ...
The organic source of state law is the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Although the original Constitution of Pennsylvania was ratified in 1776, more than ten years before the Constitution of the United States, the U.S. Constitution has legal supremacy in matters relating to (or, in pursuance thereof...
Amend the text of the South Dakota Constitution to change male pronouns to gender-neutral terms or titles [47] Nov 5 >50% 180,365 42.62% 242,866 57.38%: Citizens Failed Amendment G: Enshrines abortion during the first trimester, with limits on regulation during the second trimester [48] Nov 5 >50% 176,809 41.41% 250,136 58.59%: Citizens Failed ...
The existing supermajority requirement for local bond approval goes back to the series of tax restrictions in California's Constitution inaugurated by the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978.
Readers respond to a letter that blamed the state of American politics on the structural flaws embedded in the Constitution. Letters to the Editor: The Constitution isn't destroying democracy. The ...
Local municipalities can be governed by statutes, which are enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and are specific to the type and class of municipality; by a home rule municipality, under a home rule charter, adopted by the municipality; or by an optional form of government, adopted by the municipality. [3]
Read more:Your guide to Proposition 5: Making it easier to pass local housing, road bonds. Biggest opposition. The California Business Roundtable has contributed more than $1.5 million in ...
The Council of Censors was the only body with the authority to call a convention to amend the constitution. [14] The constitution also established Pennsylvania's official title, the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." Three other states (Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia) are presently self-designated as "commonwealths."