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Pennsylvania Convention Proposal 7, Unified Judicial System Amendment (April 1968)
| Pennsylvania Convention Proposal 7 | |
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| Election date April 23, 1968 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional convention referral | Origin Constitutional convention |
Pennsylvania Proposal 7 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Pennsylvania on April 23, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating a unified judicial system under the administration of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a a unified judicial system under the administration of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Proposal 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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910,855 | 55.52% | ||
| No | 729,845 | 44.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Proposal 7 on the Judiciary, adopted by the Constitutional Convention, establishing a unified judicial system, providing directly, or through Supreme Court rules, for the qualifications, selection, tenure, removal, discipline and retirement or, and prohibiting certain activities by justices, judges, and justices of the peace, and related matters, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A state constitutional convention referred the constitutional amendment to the ballot.
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