Pennsylvania Marriage Amendment (2014)

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A Pennsylvania Marriage Amendment may appear on the November 2014 statewide ballot as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. The proposed measure would define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.[1]

The bill was introduced in the House on May 3, 2011 by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe.[2]

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Pennsylvania Constitution

In Pennsylvania, an amendment can go on the ballot after just one session, but only if the legislature declares an emergency. In the absence of an emergency, the amendment must be considered in two separate legislative sessions.

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