1971 Pennsylvania Amendment 2

1971 Pennsylvania Amendment 2
May 18, 1971
Shall Article I of the Constitution be amended by adding a new section, prohibiting any denial or abridgment of rights because of an individual's sex?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 783,441 62.76%
No 464,882 37.24%

1971 Pennsylvania Amendment 2 was a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution to provide that equality of rights cannot be denied or abridged on account of sex. Placed on the ballot by House Bill 1678, it was approved with over 62% of the vote in favor, and with the backing of 61 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties.

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