1967 Pennsylvania Amendment 1-A

1967 Pennsylvania Amendment 1-A
May 16, 1967
Shall article one of the Constitution relating to the Declaration of Rights be amended, by modernizing the wording of sections fifteen prohibiting the creation of special criminal tribunals; and nineteen prohibiting forfeiture of estates to the Commonwealth; prohibiting the denial to any person the enjoyment of any civil right by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions and by eliminating therefrom the outmoded provision prohibiting emigration from the State?[1]
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 1,232,575 65.88%
No 638,365 34.12%

1967 Pennsylvania Amendment 1-A was a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution to prohibit the denial of any civil right by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to repeal the provision prohibiting emigration from the state, to prohibit the creation of special criminal tribunals, and to prohibit forfeiture of estates to Pennsylvania.[2]

Results

The following table details the results by county:[3]

County Yes No
# % # %
Adams 4,552 53.81 3,907 46.19
Allegheny 228,301 69.48 100,291 30.52
Armstrong 7,386 50.78 7,160 49.22
Beaver 30,507 70.54 12,742 29.46
Bedford 3,501 38.50 5,592 61.50
Berks 23,392 59.42 15,972 40.58
Blair 14,213 54.68 11,782 45.32
Bradford 6,896 65.15 3,688 34.85
Bucks 29,904 75.10 9,916 24.90
Butler 11,942 62.14 7,276 37.86
Cambria 28,678 71.24 11,579 28.76
Cameron 1,486 76.56 455 23.44
Carbon 4,808 67.49 2,316 32.51
Centre 11,017 74.90 3,691 25.10
Chester 28,380 73.49 10,236 26.51
Clarion 4,232 51.84 3,931 48.16
Clearfield 8,117 54.43 6,797 45.57
Clinton 3,967 58.48 2,816 41.52
Columbia 4,209 45.38 5,067 54.62
Crawford 8,719 67.11 4,273 32.89
Cumberland 12,152 58.13 8,752 41.87
Dauphin 19,702 58.36 14,058 41.64
Delaware 58,790 73.78 20,890 26.22
Elk 4,386 70.01 1,879 29.99
Erie 31,688 78.93 8,459 21.07
Fayette 13,749 61.07 8,766 38.93
Forest 787 65.80 409 34.20
Franklin 5,279 38.07 8,586 61.93
Fulton 538 35.58 974 64.42
Greene 5,373 54.58 4,472 45.42
Huntingdon 5,294 69.79 2,292 30.21
Indiana 9,713 63.81 5,509 36.19
Jefferson 6,009 61.23 3,805 38.77
Juniata 1,557 47.89 1,694 52.11
Lackawanna 39,892 82.83 8,271 17.17
Lancaster 21,656 67.34 10,505 32.66
Lawrence 11,586 61.72 7,185 38.28
Lebanon 7,059 62.91 4,162 37.09
Lehigh 21,047 66.34 10,679 33.66
Luzerne 64,318 65.99 33,141 34.01
Lycoming 14,362 64.69 7,839 35.31
McKean 3,491 70.50 1,461 29.50
Mercer 11,018 63.91 6,221 36.09
Mifflin 3,548 64.99 1,911 35.01
Monroe 4,594 66.90 2,273 33.10
Montgomery 52,482 75.08 17,418 24.92
Montour 1,616 50.87 1,561 49.13
Northampton 17,329 67.58 8,312 32.42
Northumberland 14,018 65.93 7,243 34.07
Perry 2,231 40.80 3,237 59.20
Philadelphia 153,661 63.19 89,519 36.81
Pike 1,195 59.66 808 40.34
Potter 2,003 59.12 1,385 40.88
Schuylkill 20,362 59.70 13,747 40.30
Snyder 2,733 55.75 2,169 44.25
Somerset 9,746 61.65 6,063 38.35
Sullivan 868 65.71 453 34.29
Susquehanna 4,485 54.91 3,683 45.09
Tioga 4,237 64.07 2,376 35.93
Union 3,224 61.06 2,056 38.94
Venango 6,647 68.14 3,108 31.86
Warren 6,346 74.65 2,155 25.35
Washington 27,984 64.79 15,211 35.21
Wayne 3,343 65.15 1,788 34.85
Westmoreland 39,076 58.59 27,618 41.41
Wyoming 2,149 49.87 2,160 50.13
York 15,045 54.39 12,615 45.61
Total 1,232,575 65.88 638,365 34.12

Analysis

The inclusion of the words "civil rights" in the amendment "evoked a flood of votes, both pro and con."[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pennsylvania Question 2, Declaration of Rights and Constitutional Revisions Amendment (May 1967)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  2. ^ "Session of 1966 No. 1 A Joint Resolution". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 8, 1966. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  3. ^ "Primary Election Office of the County Board of Elections". Dept. of State – via The Pennsylvania State Archives.
  4. ^ Leonard, Lee (May 19, 1967). "Pennsylvanians Voted "Yes" 9 Times But 15 Counties Turned Issues Down". The Evening Sentinel. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
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