Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Libraries Bond Measure (November 2019)
| Albuquerque Public Libraries Bond Measure |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City bonds |
| Related articles |
| City bonds on the ballot November 5, 2019 ballot measures in New Mexico Bernalillo County, New Mexico ballot measures |
| See also |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico |
A libraries bond measure was on the ballot for Albuquerque voters in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on November 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing $8.765 million in general obligation bonds for constructing, renovating, and modernizing public libraries. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing $8.765 million in general obligation bonds for constructing, renovating, and modernizing public libraries. |
Election results
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Libraries Bond Measure (November 2019) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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60,037 | 72.09% | ||
| No | 23,243 | 27.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City of Albuquerque issue $8,765,000 of its general obligation bonds to acquire property, study, plan, design, develop, construct, reconstruct, renovate, rehabilitate, modernize, preserve, automate, upgrade, landscape and otherwise improve, and to acquire books, media, and equipment for, public libraries?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a 6-0 vote of the Albuquerque City Council on August 19, 2019. Three members of the city council were excused from voting. Mayor Timothy Keller (D) signed the bill for the measure on August 22, 2019.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2019 G/O Bond Information," accessed October 9, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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