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Pennsylvania Convention Proposals 1 and 2, State Legislature Size and Apportionment Amendment (April 1968)
| Pennsylvania Convention Proposal 1 and 2 | |
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| Election date April 23, 1968 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional convention referral | Origin Constitutional convention |
Pennsylvania Convention Proposals 1 and 2 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Pennsylvania on April 23, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to provide for 50 state Senators and 203 state Representatives and create a state legislative reapportionment commission. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to provide for 50 state Senators and 203 state Representatives and create a state legislative reapportionment commission. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Convention Proposals 1 and 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,063,603 | 64.59% | ||
| No | 583,091 | 35.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Convention Proposals 1 and 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Proposals 1 and 2 on Legislative Apportionment, adopted by the Constitutional Convention, providing for 50 Senators and 203 Representatives, and for a Commission to reapportion the Legislature after each decennial census, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A state constitutional convention referred the constitutional amendment to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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