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Pennsylvania Question 1, Absentee Voting Amendment (1985)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1985 | |
| Topic Voting policy measures | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 5, 1985. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to require the state legislature to pass laws to provide for absentee voting for electors who cannot attend a polling place due to religious observance or county officials performing election duties. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to require the state legislature to pass laws to provide for absentee voting for electors who cannot attend a polling place due to religious observance or county officials performing election duties. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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912,845 | 67.75% | ||
| No | 434,516 | 32.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VII, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution relating to absentee voting be amended to require the General Assembly to provide by general law, a method of voting for those electors who will not attend a polling place because of the observance of a religious holiday or who, in the case of a county employee, cannot vote because of election day duties? | ” |
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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