Pennsylvania Question 2, Voluntary Admission or Confession Amendment (1984)
| Pennsylvania Question 2 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1984 | |
| Topic Civil and criminal trials | |
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, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to allow the use of a suppressed voluntary admission or voluntary confession in criminal trials. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to allow the use of a suppressed voluntary admission or voluntary confession in criminal trials. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,542,142 | 58.89% | ||
| No | 1,076,343 | 41.11% | ||
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 9 of Article I of the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to provide that the use of a suppressed voluntary admission or provide that the use of a suppressed voluntary admission or voluntary confession to impeach the credibility of a person may be permitted and shall not be construed as compelling a person to give evidence against himself? | ” |
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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