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Pennsylvania Question 3, Legislative Reapportionment Commission Amendment (1981)
| Pennsylvania Question 3 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1981 | |
| Topic Redistricting measures | |
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, 1981. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to establish a Legislative Reapportionment Commission after each decennial census. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to establish a Legislative Reapportionment Commission after each decennial census. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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823,948 | 56.84% | ||
| No | 625,700 | 43.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article II, Section 17 of the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to provide that a Legislative Reapportionment Commission be constituted in each year following the year of the Federal Decennial Census; and that the majority and minority leaders of the General Assembly, who constitute four of the five members, be certified to the elections officer of the Commonwealth no later than 60 days following the official reapportioning of the Federal Census as required by Federal law? | ” |
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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