Pennsylvania Question 3, In-State Address Change and Voting Location Amendment (1959)
| Pennsylvania Question 3 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1959 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 3, 1959. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing a qualified voter who moves within the state within 60 days of an election to vote in their old district. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing a qualified voter who moves within the state within 60 days of an election to vote in their old district. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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956,138 | 76.60% | ||
| No | 292,019 | 23.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section one of Article eight of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be amended to change the residence requirements for voting to provide that a qualified voter who moves from one election district to another within the Commonwealth within sixty (60) days prior to an election may vote at such election in the election district from which he or she moved his or her residence? | ” |
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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