Pennsylvania Const. art. IV, § 17

Pennsylvania Constitution

Article IV, § 17 — Contested elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General; when succeeded

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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. (May 16, 1978, 1977 P.L.365, J.R.4)

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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. (May 16, 1978, 1977 P.L.365, J.R.4)

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