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Pennsylvania Convention Proposals 3 and 4, Borrowing Limit Amendment (April 1968)
| Pennsylvania Convention Proposal 3 and 4 | |
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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 Proposals 3 and 4 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 establish a borrowing limit based on tax revenues, budgeting, financial planning, auditing, and related matters. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to establish a borrowing limit based on tax revenues, budgeting, financial planning, auditing, and related matters. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Convention Proposals 3 and 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,022,706 | 62.48% | ||
| No | 614,110 | 37.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Convention Proposals 3 and 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall proposals 3 and 4 on State Finance, adopted by the Constitutional Convention, providing for a limit on borrowing based on tax revenues, budgeting, financial planning, auditing and related matters, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A state constitutional convention referred the constitutional amendment to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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