Pennsylvania Question 1, Superior Court Judges Amendment (1979)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1979 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
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 6, 1979. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing an increase to the number of judges of the Superior Court, making changes to judges' initial terms, and providing for the selection of the president judge of the Superior Court. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing an increase to the number of judges of the Superior Court, making changes to judges' initial terms, and providing for the selection of the president judge of the Superior Court. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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793,474 | 53.00% | ||
| No | 703,736 | 47.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article V, Section (3), and section (13) subsection (b), and the Schedule to Article V, Section 11, of the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to permit an increase in the number of judges of the Superior Court from its present number of seven, make changes relating to initial terms of additional judges and further provide for the selection of the president judge of the Superior Court? | ” |
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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