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Pennsylvania Question 1, Five-Sixths Jury Requirement for Civil Cases Amendment (May 1971)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date May 18, 1971 | |
| Topic Civil and criminal trials | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on May 18, 1971. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to require a five-sixths vote of a jury to decide a civil case. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to require a five-sixths vote of a jury to decide a civil case. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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833,283 | 66.30% | ||
| No | 423,606 | 33.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article I, section 6 of the Constitution be amended to permit a verdict, in a civil case, to be rendered by no less than five-sixths of the jury? | ” |
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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