PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA Thie notice cotai infomation about a qtin that wl be on the bulke in the Municipal Election to be eid on November5, 201 ection 1 of Article Xl of the Constinution of Pemayvani and shall tramit the eqeired advertisemnts to two newpapers in every ty in which sach newsgeps ane published in safficcent time aher psage of this peoposed constinational andnest The Secretary of the Commonweath sha sub this proposed cituional amdment the quafied electors of this Commomwealth at the fiest primary gmeal or mnicipl election which meets the reguiremen of and n onomance with eon 1 of Arsicle XI of the Conion of Pylvania and which ocous at ast dhwe moth aer the proposed cotuional ammdment is pased by the General Aembly The ballot question popos an ammd t the Continution of Pemnyhania hsed om a int setion of the Genenal Assembly of Pmyvania ir ds ballot questio is apprved by amrity of the pople vting on I he amendnt wil beome las The Gal Ably of Peyvania rt propoed the amendment during the 2018 on and appaved it for a send time during the of the legilatue as reied by Aide XL Setion of Constitation PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT This pubic noor is part of the pro of aneding the Contiation elvania The Sentary of the Commoalth is euied to publish E VC s Rallet Qion A copy of the nt relution peposing the amndent The test of the questin tht w be on te ulke Shall the Pennytvania Consnitution be amended to grant ortain righes to crime victims indluding to be tated with faime, pect and diity cdeing their salety is bail pocedings timy ntce and pounity s take pan in public pecedings reanble petectn fm the accd right to ete discovery mgusts made by the accused tion and nturn of pperty procedings froe frm delay and t be infed of thee rights, se they can enlonce them A Plan English Smentpepanmd by the Office of Atomey Genenal esplaining e perpene, litations and effects of the bule qun upon the people of sCommeweal Tet that appears in beld print a the changes so the weeds of dw Constitution hat ane poposed by he Genal Ably I the amendment is approed the words andedined would be added to the Contituon Plais English Statst of the Ofice of Atery Genat The pposed anndment appeved by the electorate, will add a new wtn to Articde tof the Penniyhania Comatution That amendiment will provide victims of crimes with certain, new costinutional ngh that m be protected in the seme way as the rights affonded to ndividuals accused ot comiting a crime If you need help neading thin advertiment or need the test of d peoposed ammdment in an abemative format call or write the Pyania Deparment of Sue, Breof Electin Services and Notaries Rom 210 North Office Bilding Hamburg PA 1712 7 BCEL@pago The proposed ammdment defines "victie as both a peson agaiest wh the ciminal act was commited and any person who was dily hamed by it. The acced or any pen ac decides i not acting in the best interest of a victim cannot be a victim Kathy Bokva Acting Secetary of the Commonwealh Gmeally the pospoed amendment would grant victims the l right to neceive notior and be presmt and speak apublic ESOLUTON . - Proping an amendment to the Comturion of the Commonwealth of Peylvania proing for righs of vims of crine gant vict the coutional right to eceive notice of any escape o their fomily considered in seting the amount of bail and othwr ls conditio It would abo create sevenal ofher new constitutional nights h the right to timely tition and urn of property, the rght to fueto awr quo ked by the accused, and the right seak wit agovemnt atomey The Gml Aenbly o the Commoweath of Pemytvania hemby wlves as felows Seion 1. The following amendment to the Contution of Pmyvania is poped in acomdance with Article X That Artice I be amended by adding a etion to ed LRights atxictimsof.crime Spi the popowd amendrent would ablh the following wrghts or victi Te be treaed with tai and pect foe the victie's salety dignity and privacy To have the saety ot the victn and the vti's faily idened in fiing the amount of hail and release conditions for the acced lalTesecae fe xim btice and du pcess thehout the criminal and nilejuticesgamidtimshall hase the tollningsighs afurtherided andn defined by the Goneral Asemblhih shall beoteded in amanner no less igors thanhesattended tothe accsed to betreated nith faimess and pet far the xktinsatet.dignityand griahax the sdety of the xictimand the victins family comsidered in fiing the amountathail.and releane.comditionmns fer the accased tereasonalle andinly nutic ofandebe presentat.all publipoceeding inalsing the iminal or delinquent.conduct benatifiedoflany pretrial dispasition.ot.the.canhthe.option.at.grandja pceeding to he heard inan penceeding herearight.of the xictin isimplicated induding hutatlimited..releasepleaseatencing dispastionpaale.andpadon te betified.ot.allgalegrocedates teaicipate in the paale pscess pxide indumation. to e oamidened befoe the garoe of the ofender, and to be notiied of the paralc ot the offendec tereasonabie goection. from the acced an pesenaing.cn.bchalf at the acsed to.cble.netice at aa eleas aeat the accuned to netasanintendedepitien.s other dincessy.equatmade by theacced.or any pon.actingan behalt of the accusd full and timcly estitation frem the peron.st eniy coited ferthe anienfal cnduce all and iely resiation ademined by the.cost.inaiile.deliagaenc poeeding te the pmptnetnatgopertyhen.na lnger needed as evidence toproceedings free from unneasenable delay and apeompt and final ndnien.od the case and ay ratedpasosidion.oceedings t condernith the amey for the eement anda be inlemedot.all ghts.cumeated inthinestien t The sictimthe attomey for the.aemmnt.up.mest.ot thexictimmay art in any trial orappellate.cortor betes ARy other authority Mith jariadiction.eE the case, and havs nforced the rights.cunerated in this sectianand any.oher ightaarded to the xicin by laThis secion dees nat tthe ictin party.atatss eate anyeataction.forcapstionodamages ainst.the Commonssalth.oany pulitical bdivision.ner.antlice.cmpl eapent of the Cammoaweah or any pelitical sbdivision, at any oficeretemplogee.ef the.court To masnable and timely notice of and to be prent at all public prooedings insdving the cminal or deingnt ondt To be nified od any petrial dipoition of the ca Wah the eption of grand jury proceding to be heard in any pceding where a nght of the victim is implicated, induding med eleae plea setencing doposition pare and pandn Te be notified of parole poceders, to participate in the paole process to pide intomtin to be coidened befo the pale of the ofendec and to be netitied of the panole o the oder Twanable poection frm the accud or any penn ting on bhalt of te aced To wasonable notice of any we or cape of the accused To wse a intervi, deposition or oder disovery west ade by the accused or any penen acting on behali of h Full and tmely tiution fron the peron or eetity oovicted for the undwtul condact Full and timely tiution a detemined by the court in a le delinqueny prceding To the pompt etam cf poperty whem no longer needed asevidene To procendings free from uasnble delay and a peompt and inal ond ofl the case and any wiated pootomiction ings idAsned in this sectien and marther defined by the General Aasembly. the ten sictin indudes an p intnhomthe aiminaesse..delinguentastis.cemmited ehe.is directly hamed by the connisin.d.the afle.cad The erm victin decntinclade the.accsed sapesoanhem hecurtfinds.Naud natactin the best intensts.etadeceased. incompent.min inapaitatedviktin To owith the amey or the gevemmet To be infmed of all nghts raed in ths wtin The proposed ammdment would allow a victim or prosecuor to ak court to nforce the constiutional righ but would not allow a vtim to bee a legal party to the criminal peoceding or sue the Commoh o any political biviion uch a a couty e wunicipality for motary damages e added to the Pmania Contittion the speie nights o vcte cannot be elminated, eoept by a jadicial decon findng all or part of the amendmont unconitunicnal or the appoal of a sahwuent onal amdmene I appeoved, the General Assembly may pa to impleent these new coitutional ights ut itmay not pa elininating them Il approved. Sane and lcal pvemmes will ed to create new prooedus to ensue that victin oive the rights peovided for by the amendment Section 2 lal Upn the est paage by the Geeal Aebly of td pped tional ad he Sertary of the Comnwealth of section I of Article Xl of the Constintion of Pentrania and shal trat the wuid advertiements to hwo newpapen in every aunty inwhich ah papens an pubhed inffcn e aer passge o this ppoed c dnt 00 Upon the send passage by the General Assembly of this ppsed co onal andme the Sectary o the Commewealth sll ped immedialy to comply with the advertising puirements of PAID FOR WITH PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYER DOLLARSS. THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS FUNDED IN WHOLE BY THE GENERAL FUND PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA Thie notice cotai infomation about a qtin that wl be on the bulke in the Municipal Election to be eid on November5, 201 ection 1 of Article Xl of the Constinution of Pemayvani and shall tramit the eqeired advertisemnts to two newpapers in every ty in which sach newsgeps ane published in safficcent time aher psage of this peoposed constinational andnest The Secretary of the Commonweath sha sub this proposed cituional amdment the quafied electors of this Commomwealth at the fiest primary gmeal or mnicipl election which meets the reguiremen of and n onomance with eon 1 of Arsicle XI of the Conion of Pylvania and which ocous at ast dhwe moth aer the proposed cotuional ammdment is pased by the General Aembly The ballot question popos an ammd t the Continution of Pemnyhania hsed om a int setion of the Genenal Assembly of Pmyvania ir ds ballot questio is apprved by amrity of the pople vting on I he amendnt wil beome las The Gal Ably of Peyvania rt propoed the amendment during the 2018 on and appaved it for a send time during the of the legilatue as reied by Aide XL Setion of Constitation PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT This pubic noor is part of the pro of aneding the Contiation elvania The Sentary of the Commoalth is euied to publish E VC s Rallet Qion A copy of the nt relution peposing the amndent The test of the questin tht w be on te ulke Shall the Pennytvania Consnitution be amended to grant ortain righes to crime victims indluding to be tated with faime, pect and diity cdeing their salety is bail pocedings timy ntce and pounity s take pan in public pecedings reanble petectn fm the accd right to ete discovery mgusts made by the accused tion and nturn of pperty procedings froe frm delay and t be infed of thee rights, se they can enlonce them A Plan English Smentpepanmd by the Office of Atomey Genenal esplaining e perpene, litations and effects of the bule qun upon the people of sCommeweal Tet that appears in beld print a the changes so the weeds of dw Constitution hat ane poposed by he Genal Ably I the amendment is approed the words andedined would be added to the Contituon Plais English Statst of the Ofice of Atery Genat The pposed anndment appeved by the electorate, will add a new wtn to Articde tof the Penniyhania Comatution That amendiment will provide victims of crimes with certain, new costinutional ngh that m be protected in the seme way as the rights affonded to ndividuals accused ot comiting a crime If you need help neading thin advertiment or need the test of d peoposed ammdment in an abemative format call or write the Pyania Deparment of Sue, Breof Electin Services and Notaries Rom 210 North Office Bilding Hamburg PA 1712 7 BCEL@pago The proposed ammdment defines "victie as both a peson agaiest wh the ciminal act was commited and any person who was dily hamed by it. The acced or any pen ac decides i not acting in the best interest of a victim cannot be a victim Kathy Bokva Acting Secetary of the Commonwealh Gmeally the pospoed amendment would grant victims the l right to neceive notior and be presmt and speak apublic ESOLUTON . - Proping an amendment to the Comturion of the Commonwealth of Peylvania proing for righs of vims of crine gant vict the coutional right to eceive notice of any escape o their fomily considered in seting the amount of bail and othwr ls conditio It would abo create sevenal ofher new constitutional nights h the right to timely tition and urn of property, the rght to fueto awr quo ked by the accused, and the right seak wit agovemnt atomey The Gml Aenbly o the Commoweath of Pemytvania hemby wlves as felows Seion 1. The following amendment to the Contution of Pmyvania is poped in acomdance with Article X That Artice I be amended by adding a etion to ed LRights atxictimsof.crime Spi the popowd amendrent would ablh the following wrghts or victi Te be treaed with tai and pect foe the victie's salety dignity and privacy To have the saety ot the victn and the vti's faily idened in fiing the amount of hail and release conditions for the acced lalTesecae fe xim btice and du pcess thehout the criminal and nilejuticesgamidtimshall hase the tollningsighs afurtherided andn defined by the Goneral Asemblhih shall beoteded in amanner no less igors thanhesattended tothe accsed to betreated nith faimess and pet far the xktinsatet.dignityand griahax the sdety of the xictimand the victins family comsidered in fiing the amountathail.and releane.comditionmns fer the accased tereasonalle andinly nutic ofandebe presentat.all publipoceeding inalsing the iminal or delinquent.conduct benatifiedoflany pretrial dispasition.ot.the.canhthe.option.at.grandja pceeding to he heard inan penceeding herearight.of the xictin isimplicated induding hutatlimited..releasepleaseatencing dispastionpaale.andpadon te betified.ot.allgalegrocedates teaicipate in the paale pscess pxide indumation. to e oamidened befoe the garoe of the ofender, and to be notiied of the paralc ot the offendec tereasonabie goection. from the acced an pesenaing.cn.bchalf at the acsed to.cble.netice at aa eleas aeat the accuned to netasanintendedepitien.s other dincessy.equatmade by theacced.or any pon.actingan behalt of the accusd full and timcly estitation frem the peron.st eniy coited ferthe anienfal cnduce all and iely resiation ademined by the.cost.inaiile.deliagaenc poeeding te the pmptnetnatgopertyhen.na lnger needed as evidence toproceedings free from unneasenable delay and apeompt and final ndnien.od the case and ay ratedpasosidion.oceedings t condernith the amey for the eement anda be inlemedot.all ghts.cumeated inthinestien t The sictimthe attomey for the.aemmnt.up.mest.ot thexictimmay art in any trial orappellate.cortor betes ARy other authority Mith jariadiction.eE the case, and havs nforced the rights.cunerated in this sectianand any.oher ightaarded to the xicin by laThis secion dees nat tthe ictin party.atatss eate anyeataction.forcapstionodamages ainst.the Commonssalth.oany pulitical bdivision.ner.antlice.cmpl eapent of the Cammoaweah or any pelitical sbdivision, at any oficeretemplogee.ef the.court To masnable and timely notice of and to be prent at all public prooedings insdving the cminal or deingnt ondt To be nified od any petrial dipoition of the ca Wah the eption of grand jury proceding to be heard in any pceding where a nght of the victim is implicated, induding med eleae plea setencing doposition pare and pandn Te be notified of parole poceders, to participate in the paole process to pide intomtin to be coidened befo the pale of the ofendec and to be netitied of the panole o the oder Twanable poection frm the accud or any penn ting on bhalt of te aced To wasonable notice of any we or cape of the accused To wse a intervi, deposition or oder disovery west ade by the accused or any penen acting on behali of h Full and tmely tiution fron the peron or eetity oovicted for the undwtul condact Full and timely tiution a detemined by the court in a le delinqueny prceding To the pompt etam cf poperty whem no longer needed asevidene To procendings free from uasnble delay and a peompt and inal ond ofl the case and any wiated pootomiction ings idAsned in this sectien and marther defined by the General Aasembly. the ten sictin indudes an p intnhomthe aiminaesse..delinguentastis.cemmited ehe.is directly hamed by the connisin.d.the afle.cad The erm victin decntinclade the.accsed sapesoanhem hecurtfinds.Naud natactin the best intensts.etadeceased. incompent.min inapaitatedviktin To owith the amey or the gevemmet To be infmed of all nghts raed in ths wtin The proposed ammdment would allow a victim or prosecuor to ak court to nforce the constiutional righ but would not allow a vtim to bee a legal party to the criminal peoceding or sue the Commoh o any political biviion uch a a couty e wunicipality for motary damages e added to the Pmania Contittion the speie nights o vcte cannot be elminated, eoept by a jadicial decon findng all or part of the amendmont unconitunicnal or the appoal of a sahwuent onal amdmene I appeoved, the General Assembly may pa to impleent these new coitutional ights ut itmay not pa elininating them Il approved. Sane and lcal pvemmes will ed to create new prooedus to ensue that victin oive the rights peovided for by the amendment Section 2 lal Upn the est paage by the Geeal Aebly of td pped tional ad he Sertary of the Comnwealth of section I of Article Xl of the Constintion of Pentrania and shal trat the wuid advertiements to hwo newpapen in every aunty inwhich ah papens an pubhed inffcn e aer passge o this ppoed c dnt 00 Upon the send passage by the General Assembly of this ppsed co onal andme the Sectary o the Commewealth sll ped immedialy to comply with the advertising puirements of PAID FOR WITH PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYER DOLLARSS. THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS FUNDED IN WHOLE BY THE GENERAL FUND