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As I understand it, this is the intent of the wording after a couple of previous, clearly worded ballot questions properly went down in flames at the hand of th
by hga 10y ago
As I understand it, this is the intent of the wording after a couple of previous, clearly worded ballot questions properly went down in flames at the hand of the voters.
Also read there's a particular Supreme Court judge for whom this latest effort was made.
- filoeleven 10y agoI can't speak to the particular judge being the driving force behind it, but you are spot-on about the wording. In the primary, the question was worded this way: "Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years, instead of the current requirement that they be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70?"