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Pennsylvania Question 1, Legislative Sessions Calendar Amendment (1959)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1959 | |
| Topic State legislatures 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 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
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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632,422 | 52.65% | ||
| No | 568,800 | 47.35% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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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? | ” |
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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