Pennsylvania Question 1, Legislative Sessions Calendar Amendment (1959)

Pennsylvania Question 1
Election date November 3, 1959
Topic State legislatures measures
Status a Approved
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Pennsylvania Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 3, 1959. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring the state legislature to meet each year on the first Tuesday in January and in even years handle fiscal matters.

A "no" vote opposed requiring the state legislature to meet each year on the first Tuesday in January and in even years handle fiscal matters.

Election results

Pennsylvania Question 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		632,422	52.65%
No		568,800	47.35%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:

“

Shall Section four of Article two of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be amended to provide for annual regular sessions of the General Assembly, with the regular sessions convening in even-numbered years limited solely to the enactment of laws raising revenue and laws making appropriations?

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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.”

See also

1959 Measures

• 1959 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• 1959 legislative sessions

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania ballot measures
• Pennsylvania ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission - Ballot Questions & Proposed Amendments (1958 to 1997)