Pennsylvania Question 2, Court of Common Pleas Criminal Proceedings Amendment (1973)
| Pennsylvania Question 2 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1973 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 6, 1973. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing courts of common pleas, with the approval from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, to initiate criminal proceedings by information, without grand jury indictment. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing courts of common pleas, with the approval from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, to initiate criminal proceedings by information, without grand jury indictment. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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897,295 | 61.88% | ||
| No | 552,797 | 38.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth be amended so that each of the several courts of common pleas may, with the approval of the Supreme Court, provide for the initiation of criminal proceeding by information, without the necessity for an indictment by a grand jury? | ” |
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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