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Pennsylvania Question 1, Constitutional Convention Question (May 1967)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date May 16, 1967 | |
| Topic Constitutional conventions | |
Status Approved | |
| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional convention question in Pennsylvania on May 16, 1967. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported holding a constitutional convention to revise four sections of the state constitution concerning the state judiciary, local government, state government finance, and redistricting. |
A "no" vote opposed holding a constitutional convention to revise four sections of the state constitution concerning the state judiciary, local government, state government finance, and redistricting. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,140,931 | 61.86% | ||
| No | 703,576 | 38.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a constitutional convention be called in accordance with, and subject to, the limitations and requirements contained in Act Number 2 of the 1967 Session of the General Assembly, to prepare for submission to the electorate proposals for the revision of the subject matter of any amendment proposed, but not approved, at the May 1967 Primary and for the revision of Sections 16, 17 and 18 of Article II and Articles V, XIII, and IX (excluding Section 18 and the Uniformity Clause of Section 1 of Article IX as provided in Section 7(b) of this Act? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Pennsylvania, a legislatively referred state statute requires a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber and the governor's signature.
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