Pennsylvania Private Forest Reserves Amendment (1958)
| Pennsylvania Private Forest Reserves Amendment | |
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| Election date November 4, 1958 | |
| Topic Forests and parks | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Private Forest Reserves Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 4, 1958. It was approved.[1]
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to exempt private forest reserves from the requirement that all taxes be uniform upon the same class of subjects and allow the legislature to create standards and qualifications for private forest reserves. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to exempt private forest reserves from the requirement that all taxes be uniform upon the same class of subjects and allow the legislature to create standards and qualifications for private forest reserves. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Private Forest Reserves Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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816,160 | 61.87% | ||
| No | 502,943 | 38.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Private Forest Reserves Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall section one of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be amended to exempt private forest reserves from the requirement that all taxes be uniform upon the same class of subjects, and to permit the General Assembly, by general laws, to set up standards and qualifications for private forest reserves and make special provisions for the taxation thereof? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Pennsylvania, the General Assembly must pass a constitutional amendment by a simple majority vote during two successive legislative sessions to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration. The legislature can also pass a measure by a two-thirds vote during one legislative session if a “major emergency threatens or is about to threaten the Commonwealth.”
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