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Pennsylvania voters OK property tax measure, elect judges

Democratic nominee Larry Krasner takes the stage after winning the election to be the next Philadelphia District Attorney in Philadelphia, Tuesday.
Democratic nominee Larry Krasner takes the stage after winning the election to be the next Philadelphia District Attorney in Philadelphia, Tuesday. Charles Fox — The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

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As the snow falls and temperatures drop into the low 30’s, a group of poll workers huddle around a heater supplied by Hazleton City council candidate Allison Barletta as they try to keep warm while working at voting ward 7 located at Most Precious Blood Church in Hazleton, Pa., Tuesday.
As the snow falls and temperatures drop into the low 30’s, a group of poll workers huddle around a heater supplied by Hazleton City council candidate Allison Barletta as they try to keep warm while working at voting ward 7 located at Most Precious Blood Church in Hazleton, Pa., Tuesday. Ellen F. O’Connell — Hazleton Standard-Speaker via AP

HARRISBURG >> Pennsylvania voters have approved a constitutional amendment that could eventually lead to property tax cuts and gave a Republican justice a full term on the state’s highest court.

Justice Sallie Mundy beat Allegheny County Judge Dwayne Woodruff, a former Pittsburgh Steeler, in what was the most closely watched race in an off-year election.

Mundy’s victory gave her a full 10-year term. Two other incumbent justices were retained for another decade in up-or-down retention votes.

The constitutional amendment authorizes state lawmakers to pass a law to let local governments exempt the full value of homes from taxes, replacing what had been a 50 percent cap on cuts.

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The amendment itself did not reduce any taxes, and the Legislature may struggle to find revenue to replace the property taxes that currently generate billions for schools and other purposes.

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