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Ada County, Idaho, County Jail Bond Measure (November 2023)
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| Topic County bonds and Local law enforcement |
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Ada County County Jail Bond Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Ada County on November 7, 2023. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supports authorizing Ada County, Idaho, to issue up to $49.00 million in general obligation bonds for the improvements to the existing Ada County Jail. |
A "no" vote opposes authorizing Ada County, Idaho, to issue up to $49.00 million in general obligation bonds for the improvements to the existing Ada County Jail. |
A two-thirds vote (66.67%) was required to pass the ballot measure.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 68,799 | 65.84% | ||
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35,698 | 34.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for County Jail Bond Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall Ada County, Idaho (the "County") be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds of the County in the principal amount of up to $49,000,000 for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, equipping, and furnishing of an addition and related remodeling and improvements to the existing Ada County Jail (the "Project"), together with costs and expenses related thereto; the bonds to be due in installments as fixed by the Board of County Commissioners of the County, the last installment to be due and payable not more than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of such bonds, all as provided in Resolution No. 2916 adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of the County on September 14, 2023? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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The following information is required by Section 34-913, Idaho Code: The Project to be financed by the sale of the proposed bonds is set forth in the above Question. The date of the bond election is November 7, 2023. The principal amount of the proposed bonds to be issued is up to $49,000,000. The interest rate anticipated on the proposed bond issue, based upon current market rates, is three and eighty-seven hundredths percent (3.87%) per annum. The total amount to be repaid over the life of the bonds, based on the anticipated interest rate, is $71,665,875, consisting of $49,000,000 in principal and $22,665,875 of interest. The term of the bonds will not exceed twenty (20) years from the date of issuance. The estimated average annual cost to the taxpayer of the proposed bond is a tax of $3.60 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value, per year, based on the current conditions. As of November 7, 2023, the total existing indebtedness of the County, including interest accrued, is $0.00. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Ada County.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Idaho
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Idaho.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Statutes, "Section 34-1101," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Idaho Secretary of State, "Idaho Voter Registration Form," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Citizenship & Voting," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Idaho Secretary of State - Vote Idaho, "Registering To Vote," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ Idaho Legislature, "Idaho Statutes § 34-408," accessed June 26, 2025
- ↑ Idaho Legislature, "2025 Legislation - House Bill 278," accessed June 26, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
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