Measure on the ballot in the 2020 Pennsylvania General Election in Philadelphia.
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Get StartedThe City’s Home Rule Charter is like the City’s constitution; it sets up the rules for City government. If you vote “Yes” on this ballot question, it means you want to change the City’s Charter so that it sets forth a statement that calls upon the Police Department to end the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk. The statement would elaborate on the constitutional limitations on police stops. It would state that for a stop and frisk to be constitutional, an officer must have reasonable suspicion that the person stopped is engaged in criminal activity. It would also state that an officer cannot, under the law, stop someone because of that person’s race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religious affiliation or expression, or other protected characteristic.
A "YES" vote on Ballot Question No. 1 is a vote in favor of banning the police practice of stopping and frisking individuals based on protected characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religious affiliation or expression. A "YES" vote would only permit officers to stop an individual when they have a reasonable suspicion that the individual in question is engaged in criminal activity.
A "NO" vote on Ballot Question No. 1 is a vote against banning the police practice of stopping and frisking individuals based on protected characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religious affiliation or expression. A "NO" vote is also a vote against stipulating in the Charter that officers must have a reasonable suspicion that an individual is engaged in criminal activity to stop said individual.
Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to call on the Police Department to eliminate the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk, consistent with judicial precedent, meaning an officer must have reasonable suspicion that a person is engaged in criminal activity in order to stop that person, and, therefore, an officer cannot stop someone unlawfully because of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religious affiliation or expression, or other protected characteristic?
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