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Pennsylvania Initiative and Referendum Amendment (2016)
| Initiative and Referendum Amendment | |
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| Type | Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
| Topic | Direct democracy measures on the ballot |
The Pennsylvania Initiative and Referendum Amendment was not on the November 8, 2016, ballot in Pennsylvania as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have provided for the initiative and referendum process in Pennsylvania. Specifically, the measure would have provided for indirect initiated state statutes and veto referendums.[1]
To get an initiative or referendum on the ballot, petitioners would have been required to collect a number of signatures equal to at least five percent of the votes cast in the preceding gubernatorial election and in at least 45 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties.
The proposed measure would have limited the number of initiatives and referendum appearing on a ballot to two per election, and no more than three during a two-year period.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Pennsylvania Constitution
In Pennsylvania, an amendment can go on the ballot after just one session, but only if the legislature declares an emergency. In the absence of an emergency, the amendment must be considered in two separate legislative sessions.
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