WHEREAS, Pursuant to section SECTIONS 201(c), 201.1 AND 605
of the act of June 3, 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, IN THE VIEW OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 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,
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