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Pennsylvania Question 3, Legislative Terms and Special Sessions Amendment (May 1967)
| Pennsylvania Question 3 | |
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| Election date May 16, 1967 | |
| Topic State legislatures 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 May 16, 1967. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring state legislative sessions to operate on continuous two-year terms, allowing the state legislature to call itself into a special session upon a majority vote, and prohibiting members of the legislature and state employees from holding any other state or federal office that has a salary, fee, or other prerequisite. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring state legislative sessions to operate on continuous two-year terms, allowing the state legislature to call itself into a special session upon a majority vote, and prohibiting members of the legislature and state employees from holding any other state or federal office that has a salary, fee, or other prerequisite. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,249,914 | 67.56% | ||
| No | 600,157 | 32.44% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall article two of the Constitution relating to the Legislature be amended; to provide the General Assembly shall be a continuing body for the term its members are elected; requiring the Governor to call a special session on petition of a majority of the members; and prohibiting members of the General Assembly and State employees to hold any other State or Federal office to which a salary, fee or prerequisite is attached? | ” |
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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