Ballot Asks Pa. Voters to Decide Constitutional Amendments on Disaster Declarations

Pennsylvania voters heading to the polls on May 18 will have the opportunity to vote on two proposed amendments to the state constitution relating to disaster emergency declarations.

The full text of these proposed amendments were published in the Morrisons Cove Herald on Feb. 18, March 18 and April 15, 2021.

Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1: Termination or Extension of Disaster Emergency Declarations

Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to change existing law and increase the power of the General Assembly to unilaterally terminate or extend a disaster emergency declaration – and...