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This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to Pennsylvania's state constitution that would establish a standardized process for removing elected municipal officers. The amendment would require each county to create an ordinance defining a process for removing municipal elected officials, and specifies that such officials can only be removed "for cause," which is explicitly defined to include excessive absenteeism from meetings and dereliction of duty. The bill emphasizes that this new removal mechanism does not replace existing constitutional provisions for disqualifying, impeaching, or removing municipal officers, but instead provides an additional avenue for removal. The proposed amendment would be implemented through a two-step legislative passage process, after which the Secretary of the Commonwealth would be responsible for advertising the proposed change and submitting it to qualified voters at the first eligible general or municipal election. This constitutional amendment aims to provide a more structured and transparent method for addressing potential misconduct or ineffectiveness among locally elected municipal officials.

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