Austin, Texas, Proposition B, Transportation Bond Issue (November 2020)
| Austin Proposition B | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic City bonds | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Austin Proposition B was on the ballot as a referral in Austin on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to issue up to $460 million in bonds for transportation-related projects and levy property taxes to repay the debt. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure authorizing the city to issue up to $460 million in bonds for transportation-related projects and levy property taxes to repay the debt. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Proposition B.
Election results
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Austin Proposition B |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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276,257 | 67.05% | ||
| No | 135,730 | 32.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition B was as follows:
| “ | The issuance of $460,000,000 in tax supported general obligation bonds and notes for planning, constructing, reconstructing, and improving sidewalks, urban trails, bikeways, bridges, roads, streets, intersections, and related utility and drainage infrastructure for the roads and streets; improving traffic signal synchronization and communications and control systems and acquiring and installing traffic signals and related technology to implement traffic safety and traffic fatality reduction strategies; and acquiring land and interests in land and property necessary to do so; and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay for the bonds and notes. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Austin.
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