1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election
Code, the secretary prepared a ballot question as Proposed
Constitutional Amendment 1, which was approved by the Attorney
General, and published along with the proposed amendment and the
plain English statement prepared by the Office of Attorney
General pursuant to section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 is scheduled to
appear on the ballot for primary election on April 26, 2016; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly believes that the ballot
question as prepared by the secretary contains unnecessary
language and consequently may be confusing to electors; and
WHEREAS, On March 6, 2016, the General Assembly filed an
application asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to order that
the ballot question be amended; and
WHEREAS, On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court denied approval
of a stipulated resolution between the parties, noting that
"such denial shall not be construed as condoning or constraining
any future legislative or executive action by the parties"; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly has prepared a revised ballot
question for Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 which avoids
confusion and more accurately reflects the language of Joint
Resolution No. 2013-JR3 and Joint Resolution No. 2015-JR1; and
WHEREAS, There is insufficient time to publish the revised
ballot question before primary election on April 26, 2016, as
required by section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Under section 802 of the Pennsylvania Election Code,
only persons registered and enrolled as members of a political
party are entitled to vote in any primary election of that
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