Pennsylvania Question 1, State Higher Education Loans Amendment (1963)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1963 | |
| Topic Education | |
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 5, 1963. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for state higher education loans to residents, with the exception that state higher education loans could not be used for theological education. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for state higher education loans to residents, with the exception that state higher education loans could not be used for theological education. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,348,908 | 60.85% | ||
| No | 868,003 | 39.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Pennsylvania begin a program of loans to deserving college students by amending Section eighteen of Article three of the Constitution of Pennsylvania to permit appropriations for scholarship grants or loans for higher educational purposes to residents of the Commonwealth enrolled in institutions of higher education other than a theological seminary or school of theology? | ” |
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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