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Pennsylvania 2024 ballot measures
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Zero statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the ballot in 2024 in Pennsylvania.
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In Pennsylvania, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2021, voters of Pennsylvania had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide initiative and referendum process.
Legislature
The Pennsylvania State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments, to the ballot in odd-numbered years and even-numbered years. The Pennsylvania Constitution requires a simple majority vote (50%+1) in each legislative chamber during two successive legislative sessions to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 102 votes in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Pennsylvania State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
The state legislature can refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot in just one legislative session with a two-thirds vote of each chamber when a major emergency threatens or is about to threaten the state, according to the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Not on the ballot
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| LRCA | Allow Retroactive Lawsuits for Childhood Sexual Abuse Amendment | Civil and criminal trials | Amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to create a two-year period in which persons can file civil suits arising from childhood sexual abuse that would otherwise be considered outside the statute of limitations. | 
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| LRCA | Lieutenant Governor Selection Amendment | State executive official measures | Allow a political party's candidate for governor to select a candidate for lieutenant governor for the joint gubernatorial ticket |
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| LRCA | No State Constitutional Right to Abortion Amendment | Constitutional rights | Amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to say that the constitution grants no right to a taxpayer-funded abortion or any other right relating to abortion. |
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| LRCA | Voter ID Requirement Amendment | Voting policy measures | Require voters to present a voter ID when casting their ballots in-person or by mail |
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| LRCA | Election Audits Amendment | Elections and campaigns | Provide for the auditing of elections and election results |
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| LRCA | Allow for Concurrent Resolutions to Disapprove of Regulations Amendment | State legislatures measures | Allow the legislature to pass concurrent resolutions, which the governor cannot veto, to disapprove of regulations |
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