All civil officers shall hold their offices on the condition that they behave themselves well while in office, and shall be removed on conviction of misbehavior in office or of any infamous crime. Appointed civil officers, other than judges of the courts of record, may be removed at the pleasure of the power by which they shall have been appointed. All civil officers elected by the people, except the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, members of the General Assembly and judges of the courts of record, shall be removed by the Governor for reasonable cause, after due notice and full hearing, on the address of two-thirds of the Senate. (May 17, 1966, 1965 P.L.1928, J.R.10) Constitutionality. A statute that conflicts with the removal provisions provided under this section is unconstitutional unless the statute that provides for the alternative removal process predates this section. See South Newton Township Electors v. Bouch , 838 A.2d 643 (Pa. 2003). ARTICLE VII ELECTIONS Sec. 1. Qualifications of electors. 2. General election day. 3. Municipal election day; offices to be filled on election days. 4. Method of elections; secrecy in voting. 5. Electors privileged from arrest. 6. Election and registration laws. 7. Bribery of electors. 8. Witnesses in contested elections. 9. Fixing election districts. 10. Viva voce elections. 11. Election officers. 12. Disqualifications for service as election officer. 13. Contested elections. 14. Absentee voting. Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article VII (formerly Article VIII) were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874. The present article heading was amended May 16, 1967, P.L.1048, J.R.5, and the article was renumbered from VIII to VII by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063. Prior Provisions. Former Article VII (Oath of Office) was repealed by amendment of May 17, 1966, 1965 P.L.1928, J.R.10. The subject matter is now contained in section 3 of Article VI (Public Officers).
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