Section 9. Candidate guilty of bribery, &c., disqualified from office; wilful violation of election laws to disqualify for voting

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Candidate guilty of bribery, &c., disqualified from office; wilful violation of election laws to disqualify for voting

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Election Date: May 16, 1967

Votes For Ratification: 1227214

Votes Against Ratification: 638361

Percent for Ratification: 66%

Percent Against Ratification: 34%

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Amendment Source: 1967 JR 5

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Candidate guilty of bribery, &c., disqualified from office; wilful violation of election laws to disqualify for voting

Any person who shall, while a candidate for office, be guilty of bribery, fraud, or wilful violation of any election law, shall be forever disqualified from holding an office of trust or profit in this Commonwealth; and any person convicted of wilful violation of the election laws shall, in addition to any penalty provided by law, be deprived of the right of suffrage absolutely for a term of four years.

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