HARRISBURG — The fate of a constitutional amendment for victims’ rights that Pennsylvania voters apparently approved overwhelmingly nearly two years ago went before the state’s highest court Tuesday.

The state Supreme Court justices heard oral argument in Harrisburg regarding whether the so-called Marsy’s Law amendment — which has not gone into effect — should have been split into more than one ballot question.

The court is considering whether to uphold a decision in January by Commonwealth Court, which ruled 3-2 that it ran afoul of a Pennsylvania Constitution provision that requires amendments to address a single subject only.

The amendment would enshrine into the Pennsylvania Constitution rights for crime victims that include notifications about their case and the right to attend and weigh in during court and parole proceedings.

The state Supreme Court ruled shortly before the November 2019 vote that elections officials could not tabulate or certify the votes while litigation continued. Unofficial results indicate it nevertheless passed by about a 3-to-1 margin.

The case pits the League of Women Voters against the state’s top ranking elections official, acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid. The appeal is being pursued by four voters who want to see the unofficial referendum results be counted. The justices are expected to focus on whether the proposed amendment would alter multiple rights under the existing constitution.