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Wording as presented on your ballot: Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article One, Home Rule Powers - Definitions, be supplemented by adding a new Section, 105. Local Governance , by prohibiting the discrimination on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or expression, disability, place of birth, national origin or association or affiliation with any nation or foreign state in conducting business of the City? If passed, what would this ordinance do? Special Election Question #1 would add language to the Home Rule Charter that prohibits the city from discriminating on the basis of association or affiliation with any nation or foreign state when doing business.   The measure passed by City Council lists some of the reasons behind the proposed amendment, including:the need to engage with multinational companies in the modern global economy the practical difficulty of investigating the activities of all foreign nations who do business with a vendorCity Council passed the measure placing this question on the ballot unaniminously.Background: Pittsburgh City Council added this question to the ballot in response to  a citizens initiative to place a separate question on the ballot. A YES vote supports ammending the City of Pittsburgh s Home Rule Charter. A NO vote opposes ammending the City of Pittsburgh s Home Rule Charter.