2021 Pennsylvania primary election results: Voters approve ballot questions restricting governor s powers during emergencies phillyvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phillyvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Every Pennsylvania voter â including independents and third-party members â will be asked to consider four ballot questions on May 18. Two of them are about as noncontroversial as possible. The other two? A different story.
Below, Spotlight PA breaks down the basics of what they would do, who is in favor, and who is opposed.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1
Currently, only Pennsylvaniaâs governor can end a disaster declaration, like the one the state is currently under to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. State law gives the General Assembly the option to pass a resolution to terminate the declaration, though the state Supreme Court ruled last year the governor can still veto the resolution. The Legislature can overturn a governorâs veto with support from two-thirds of members.
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May 15, 2021
Some state legislators are trying to get more money to prevent violence in Philadelphia. State Sen. Art Haywood is introducing the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, pushing for more funding from the state to fight crime in the city.
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Leaders called the issue a Pennsylvania-wide conversation. Every community in Pennsylvania, in fact, every community in this country, is looking at an increase in violence, in gun violence. But also looking at an increase in despair for our young people. This is a state-wide fight, State Sen. Vincent Hughes said.
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Pennsylvania ballot questions: Voters to decide fate of governor s emergency declaration powers and more phillyvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phillyvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.