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Pennsylvania Question 1, Judicial Conduct Board and Rules Amendment (May 1993)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date May 18, 1993 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
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, 1993. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to establish a judicial conduct board and court of judicial discipline, as well as prohibit compensation to judges suspended, removed, or barred from judicial office for serious misconduct. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to establish a judicial conduct board and court of judicial discipline, as well as prohibit compensation to judges suspended, removed, or barred from judicial office for serious misconduct. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,018,318 | 83.03% | ||
| No | 208,187 | 16.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article V of the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to establish a judicial conduct board to investigate complaints of judicial misconduct, to establish a court of judicial discipline to adjudicate charges of judicial misconduct, to abolish the judicial inquiry and review board, and, except as provided by law, to bar payment of compensation, including retirement benefits, to justices, judges, and justices of the peace suspended, removed, or barred from judicial office for serious misconduct? | ” |
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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