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Pennsylvania Question 1, Local Government Debt Limit Increase Amendment (May 1966)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date May 17, 1966 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
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 17, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the maximum debt limitation of local governments, except Philadelphia, from 7% to 15% of the assessed value of taxable property and increasing the amount of debt that can be increased without voter approval from 2% to 5% of the assessed value of taxable property. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the maximum debt limitation of local governments, except Philadelphia, from 7% to 15% of the assessed value of taxable property and increasing the amount of debt that can be increased without voter approval from 2% to 5% of the assessed value of taxable property. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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610,465 | 50.41% | ||
| No | 600,434 | 49.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall article nine, section eight of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be amended to permit an increase in the borrowing capacity of any county, city, borough, township, school district or other municipality or incorporated district, except Philadelphia, from two (2) to five (5) percent upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein by action of the governing body and from seven (7) to fifteen (15) percent within the prior consent of the electors at a public election? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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