(a) The Legislature shall, by general law, provide a manner in which, and the time and place at which, qualified electors who may, on the occurrence of any election, be absent from the municipality of their residence, because their duties, occupation or business require them to be elsewhere or who, on the occurrence of any election, are unable to attend at their proper polling places because of illness or physical disability or who will not attend a polling place because of the observance of a religious holiday or who cannot vote because of election day duties, in the case of a county employee, may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election district in which they respectively reside. (b) For purposes of this section, "municipality" means a city, borough, incorporated town, township or any similar general purpose unit of government which may be created by the General Assembly. ARTICLE VIII TAXATION AND FINANCE Sec. 1. Uniformity of taxation. 2. Exemptions and special provisions. 3. Reciprocal exemptions. 4. Public utilities. 5. Exemption from taxation restricted. 6. Taxation of corporations. 7. Commonwealth indebtedness. 8. Commonwealth credit not to be pledged. 9. Municipal debt not to be assumed by Commonwealth. 10. Audit. 11. Gasoline taxes and motor license fees restricted. 12. Governor's budgets and financial plan. 13. Appropriations. 14. Surplus. 15. Project "70". 16. Land and Water Conservation and Reclamation Fund. 17. Special emergency legislation. Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article VIII (formerly Article IX) were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874. The article number was changed from IX to VIII by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063. Prior Provisions. Former Article VIII (Suffrage and Elections) was renumbered to Article VII by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063.
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