Pennsylvania Question 4, Changes to County Officer Salaries During Term Amendment (May 1971)
| Pennsylvania Question 4 | |
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| Election date May 18, 1971 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on May 18, 1971. It was defeated.
A "yes" voted supported this constitutional amendment to allow a county officer's salary or emoluments to be increased or decreased during the officer's term if a change in county classification requires it. |
A "no" voted opposed this constitutional amendment to allow a county officer's salary or emoluments to be increased or decreased during the officer's term if a change in county classification requires it. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 567,472 | 46.36% | ||
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656,603 | 53.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article III, section 27 of the Constitution be amended to permit the salary or emoluments during the term of a county officer to be increased or decreased only in the event a change in county classification requires it? | ” |
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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