Pennsylvania Question 5, Consecutive Terms Allowed for County Treasurers Amendment (1961)

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Pennsylvania Question 5
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Election date
November 7, 1961
Topic
County and municipal governance and Term limits
Status
Defeatedd Defeated
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

Pennsylvania Question 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 7, 1961. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to remove the ban prohibiting a county treasurer from succeeding themselves, therefore allowing a county treasurer to serve for two consecutive terms.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to remove the ban prohibiting a county treasurer from succeeding themselves, therefore not allowing a county treasurer to serve an additional consecutive term.


Election results

Pennsylvania Question 5

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 674,099 43.26%

Defeated No

884,130 56.74%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:

Shall Section one of Article fourteen of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be amended to permit county treasurers to be elected to succeed themselves?


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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