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Pennsylvania Question 2, Special Emergency Legislation for Disaster Relief Amendment (1977)
| Pennsylvania Question 2 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1977 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
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 8, 1977. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to enact special emergency legislation to make appropriations required for federal emergency or major disaster relief, applicable retroactively to 1976 or 1977. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to enact special emergency legislation to make appropriations required for federal emergency or major disaster relief, applicable retroactively to 1976 or 1977. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,066,563 | 71.34% | ||
| No | 428,388 | 28.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VIII, Section 17 of the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to provide that special emergency legislation may be enacted by a vote of two-thirds of the General Assembly to make appropriations limited to moneys required for federal emergency or major disaster relief and shall this provision apply retroactively to 1976 or 1977? | ” |
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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