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Pennsylvania Convention Proposal 5, Reimbursement of Local Taxing Authorities Amendment (April 1968)
| Pennsylvania Convention Proposal 5 | |
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| Election date April 23, 1968 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional convention referral | Origin Constitutional convention |
Pennsylvania Convention Proposal 5 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Pennsylvania on April 23, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to require reimbursement of local taxing authorities for certain tax exemptions. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to require reimbursement of local taxing authorities for certain tax exemptions. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Convention Proposal 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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882,116 | 53.60% | ||
| No | 763,745 | 46.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Convention Proposal 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Proposal 5 on Taxation, adopted by the Constitutional Convention, permitting certain tax exemptions, providing for reimbursement of local taxing authorities under certain conditions and related matters, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A state constitutional convention referred the constitutional amendment to the ballot.
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