Pennsylvania 1967 ballot measures

Pennsylvania 1967 Ballot Measures
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Ten statewide ballot measures were on the ballot in Pennsylvania for May 16, 1967, and November 7, 1967.

• Nine of the ballot measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One ballot measure was a constitutional convention question.
• Voters approved the ten measures.

On the ballot

May 16:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Constitutional conventions	Proposes holding a constitutional convention to revise four sections of the state constitution concerning the state judiciary, local government, state government finance, and redistricting	a
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional language and Constitutional rights	Amends the Declaration of Rights; prohibits the denial of any civil right; repeals the constitutional provision prohibiting emigration from the state; revises constitutional language in sections concerning the creation of special criminal tribunals and prohibiting forfeiture of estates	a
LRCA	Question 3	State legislatures measures	Provides that the General Assembly shall hold continuous two-year terms; allows the state legislature to call itself into a special session upon a majority vote; prohibits members of the legislature and state employees from holding any other state or federal office that has a salary, fee or other prerequisite	a
LRCA	Question 4	Constitutional language and State legislatures measures	Amends constitutional provisions regarding the procedures, duties, and powers of the state legislature; removes limitation on municipality classifications and restricts state legislative powers over local legislation; creates a competitive bidding process for state purchases	a
LRCA	Question 5	Elections and campaigns and State executive official measures	Provides that the governor and lieutenant governor be elected jointly; removes references to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Secretary of Internal Affairs from the state constitution; changes the composition of the Board of Pardons; limits the State Treasurer's eligibility for the office of Auditor General	a
LRCA	Question 6	Suffrage and Elections and campaigns	Reduces residency requirements for registering to vote and voting from one year to 90 days; allows the state legislature to provide for laws concerning absentee voting	a
LRCA	Question 7	State legislatures measures and Direct democracy measures	Provides for an alternative method of adopting constitutional amendments during times of emergency in which amendments could be considered once by the state legislature, advertised, and submitted to state voters within one month	a
LRCA	Question 8	Constitutional language and Transportation	Repeals Article 17 of the state constitution concerning railroads and canals and allows such matters to be provided for through state law	a
LRCA	Question 9	Bond issues and Natural resources	Authorizes state debt of $500 million to fund land and water conservation	a

November 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Civil service	Allows the state legislature to pass laws providing that disputes between public employers and policemen and firemen shall be settled by panels and that the panel's findings are binding	a

See also

• List of Pennsylvania ballot measures
• 1967 ballot measures
• Pennsylvania Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state

External links

• Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission - Ballot Questions & Proposed Amendments (1958 to 2006)