PUBLIC NOTICE The proponed amendment wil abo have the ettect of eveninga womt ruling of the leytvania Supveme Court which heid the Peenylvania Constnion prohibed the General Ambly from paming a conmt lutonoeminte the Gewmer Covid iter emergmoy dedanation without prenting to the Govemor kor hi appeval. It will change the law to allow dhe Gemetal Amby o bemminate or entend a diasteremegency declaratisen ugh a cnournt resolution apprewd by orly amupony of the PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - ARTICLEI PROHIBTION AGAINST DENIAL OR ABRIEKGEMENT OF EQUALITY OF RIGS BECAUSE OF RACE OR ETINICITY Baller Question Shul te Tvnwylvania Conitution be aminded by adding anew dion ping that equality of righes snder de law shallnotbe derind or abriliged becne of an indivitual's racr or ethricity The poponed amendment lited in thut itonly changes the traditonal lgilative p ferintingeretending disaster emengency dedarations oued by the Govemor The amendment will not alter the cunnt legislaniwe poocnduor with nepect to which onder, eclutions or votes of the Gmeral Amembly mut pesented o the Govemor for his appevalon any oter a Plain English Statement ef the Cler of Atarey Geural koint Reluton No. 2021-1, appoved by the electotate, will ada new seion o Article lof the Perylvanla Conetiation. This amendment cvates a cotitutional prohibison apaint setrictins or demying an individual'sequal rights under Pennylvania law becaue of race or etnicity. Generl, indlusion of this amendent wihin the nytvania Contitution ignities that fvedom fno discrimination baed on race or ethnicity in an ewenl prinaiple of libety and tw govemment Thi amendmnt appies to all Penreytvania ate, county and kcal povemmental ities end puarartees euality of rights under the law. The amendment, lmaced, wil become a partof the P'enneytvania Constitution. An such, i pruvisions must be applied oiatent with dhe other provisions of the Constitution PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDHENT - ARTICLE V DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND MANMGEMENT Rallot Qurstion Shall the Penneytvania Comoitution be amended to change ting law so due adiunter emengmey declaration will expi atoudically aher 21 days, gandles of the wwity of the vmengeny, unles te General Asembly takes action o etend the dater emergmy the Govemor may not dedare a nw disater mergncy to pond to the dangem facing the Commonwealth unle the Genetal Aembly panen a concurnt wolution, the Gemetal Aembly emats new las kor diter unagement This equal right tobe tree from nacial or ethnic discriminution will nit independent froem any such rights under the L'nited Staten Coitution or comeponding fedenal la. the curent federal protectio prribing raal or ethi diriinaton are abolihed the pobibition against such decrimination will remain in the Pennytvania Constinution. The amendement in imitod in that atun aright anby under Peytvania la Main Englih Statement of he oftier of Attorwry Gomral kint Recluion No. 121-i proponen ading a new wetion to Articde IV ot the Tnytvania Conictution. Thin amendmnt incorporate dater emergney detartion and managrnt powes dinctly ito the Coneitution by Once added to the nylvania Coninution, the righe be free tom racialor ethnic disorimination under the law cannot be iminated exorpt by a judicial decon finding the amendment uncomtitutional or the approval of a ubiequere contitutional amendewnt. appwoved, the Geneal Asenly my pas new lw implement the amendnent. butit may not pan a law inerbtent with Ganting the Govemor authovity to declane a disaster emergmey declaration by prodamation or eeutive onder Reguiring each dedartion o indicate e natue, kton and typeof diade Ccanting the General Aembly authority to pam law providing ker the manrinwhicheach disander shall he mangd * Limiting the duration of a Govemor's dectaration to 21 days unte otherwhe etended, in whole or in part by a conournnt resolution of the General Anbly. Paventing the Gvemoc upon the epiation ofa dedlaration. from iing anew dedarution sed upen the same oe substantially similar fects, umles the General Anebly paen aurt lutioneply ppoving anw declaration. Currertly, diater emergmey dedlatation and munagement powe ane delegated by statue to the Goveme The Goveme han the sole authority to ie and munage all disaster emergeney ledarations whidh cnnet estend beyed 90 days unles ewed by the Goenee. The Gemenal Asebly may overide a Governors dater emergmey dedaration by concurmnt reolution that munt be preented to the Govermor kor hin approval or veto Happroved. the amendment would tranler oertain of the Govene's existing authority to epond toe and managr disater mergenien to the Gemeal Aembly The Governor would tain the authority to an initial dinaer emergeney decdaration but the dedaratios permiie lnggh would be redued om9021 days The sole auhoity tenda detaration would le with the General Asembly: presently, thin power rets with the Governoe. Lipon espiration od the intal dectarton the anndent phbi te Govemor from iuinganew declaration baed upon ihe same orttarially similar lats witut the appvelof the General Aenbly. The Govtner would no kongre have unilateral asthority o managr dinaters, but would have bo do o ctent wth the Laws pased by the Geneal Aly lapproved, the Genal Aenly woul beuired to pu new laws etablihing the manner in whicheach type of dinaster shall be managed. Il added to the nnaytvania Contitation, the poponed amendnene caret be moditied or repesled eepeby judicial decison finding all er part of the peped aendment anomeitutional or by the approval of a suqunt constitutenal amendwn PAID FOR WITH PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS FUNDED IN WHOLE BY THE GENERAL FUND. PUBLIC NOTICE The proponed amendment wil abo have the ettect of eveninga womt ruling of the leytvania Supveme Court which heid the Peenylvania Constnion prohibed the General Ambly from paming a conmt lutonoeminte the Gewmer Covid iter emergmoy dedanation without prenting to the Govemor kor hi appeval. It will change the law to allow dhe Gemetal Amby o bemminate or entend a diasteremegency declaratisen ugh a cnournt resolution apprewd by orly amupony of the PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - ARTICLEI PROHIBTION AGAINST DENIAL OR ABRIEKGEMENT OF EQUALITY OF RIGS BECAUSE OF RACE OR ETINICITY Baller Question Shul te Tvnwylvania Conitution be aminded by adding anew dion ping that equality of righes snder de law shallnotbe derind or abriliged becne of an indivitual's racr or ethricity The poponed amendment lited in thut itonly changes the traditonal lgilative p ferintingeretending disaster emengency dedarations oued by the Govemor The amendment will not alter the cunnt legislaniwe poocnduor with nepect to which onder, eclutions or votes of the Gmeral Amembly mut pesented o the Govemor for his appevalon any oter a Plain English Statement ef the Cler of Atarey Geural koint Reluton No. 2021-1, appoved by the electotate, will ada new seion o Article lof the Perylvanla Conetiation. This amendment cvates a cotitutional prohibison apaint setrictins or demying an individual'sequal rights under Pennylvania law becaue of race or etnicity. Generl, indlusion of this amendent wihin the nytvania Contitution ignities that fvedom fno discrimination baed on race or ethnicity in an ewenl prinaiple of libety and tw govemment Thi amendmnt appies to all Penreytvania ate, county and kcal povemmental ities end puarartees euality of rights under the law. The amendment, lmaced, wil become a partof the P'enneytvania Constitution. An such, i pruvisions must be applied oiatent with dhe other provisions of the Constitution PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDHENT - ARTICLE V DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND MANMGEMENT Rallot Qurstion Shall the Penneytvania Comoitution be amended to change ting law so due adiunter emengmey declaration will expi atoudically aher 21 days, gandles of the wwity of the vmengeny, unles te General Asembly takes action o etend the dater emergmy the Govemor may not dedare a nw disater mergncy to pond to the dangem facing the Commonwealth unle the Genetal Aembly panen a concurnt wolution, the Gemetal Aembly emats new las kor diter unagement This equal right tobe tree from nacial or ethnic discriminution will nit independent froem any such rights under the L'nited Staten Coitution or comeponding fedenal la. the curent federal protectio prribing raal or ethi diriinaton are abolihed the pobibition against such decrimination will remain in the Pennytvania Constinution. The amendement in imitod in that atun aright anby under Peytvania la Main Englih Statement of he oftier of Attorwry Gomral kint Recluion No. 121-i proponen ading a new wetion to Articde IV ot the Tnytvania Conictution. Thin amendmnt incorporate dater emergney detartion and managrnt powes dinctly ito the Coneitution by Once added to the nylvania Coninution, the righe be free tom racialor ethnic disorimination under the law cannot be iminated exorpt by a judicial decon finding the amendment uncomtitutional or the approval of a ubiequere contitutional amendewnt. appwoved, the Geneal Asenly my pas new lw implement the amendnent. butit may not pan a law inerbtent with Ganting the Govemor authovity to declane a disaster emergmey declaration by prodamation or eeutive onder Reguiring each dedartion o indicate e natue, kton and typeof diade Ccanting the General Aembly authority to pam law providing ker the manrinwhicheach disander shall he mangd * Limiting the duration of a Govemor's dectaration to 21 days unte otherwhe etended, in whole or in part by a conournnt resolution of the General Anbly. Paventing the Gvemoc upon the epiation ofa dedlaration. from iing anew dedarution sed upen the same oe substantially similar fects, umles the General Anebly paen aurt lutioneply ppoving anw declaration. Currertly, diater emergmey dedlatation and munagement powe ane delegated by statue to the Goveme The Goveme han the sole authority to ie and munage all disaster emergeney ledarations whidh cnnet estend beyed 90 days unles ewed by the Goenee. The Gemenal Asebly may overide a Governors dater emergmey dedaration by concurmnt reolution that munt be preented to the Govermor kor hin approval or veto Happroved. the amendment would tranler oertain of the Govene's existing authority to epond toe and managr disater mergenien to the Gemeal Aembly The Governor would tain the authority to an initial dinaer emergeney decdaration but the dedaratios permiie lnggh would be redued om9021 days The sole auhoity tenda detaration would le with the General Asembly: presently, thin power rets with the Governoe. Lipon espiration od the intal dectarton the anndent phbi te Govemor from iuinganew declaration baed upon ihe same orttarially similar lats witut the appvelof the General Aenbly. The Govtner would no kongre have unilateral asthority o managr dinaters, but would have bo do o ctent wth the Laws pased by the Geneal Aly lapproved, the Genal Aenly woul beuired to pu new laws etablihing the manner in whicheach type of dinaster shall be managed. Il added to the nnaytvania Contitation, the poponed amendnene caret be moditied or repesled eepeby judicial decison finding all er part of the peped aendment anomeitutional or by the approval of a suqunt constitutenal amendwn PAID FOR WITH PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS FUNDED IN WHOLE BY THE GENERAL FUND.