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Pennsylvania Question 1, Refund of Taxes and Fees Amendment (1961)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1961 | |
| 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 November 7, 1961. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide that refunds of taxes and fees can be paid out of a fund without appropriation. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide that refunds of taxes and fees can be paid out of a fund without appropriation. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,108,506 | 71.14% | ||
| No | 449,778 | 28.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section sixteen of Article three of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be amended to permit cash refunds of taxes, licenses, fees and other charges paid or collected but thereafter found not legally due and payable without appropriation from the fund into which they were paid, on warrant of the proper officer? | ” |
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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