Charlotte, North Carolina, Neighborhood Improvement Bonds Referendum (November 2020)
| Charlotte Neighborhood Improvement Bonds | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic City bonds | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Charlotte Neighborhood Improvement Bonds was on the ballot as a referral in Charlotte on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to issue up to $44.5 million in bonds for neighborhood infrastructure projects and to levy additional taxes to repay the debt. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure authorizing the city to issue up to $44.5 million in bonds for neighborhood infrastructure projects and to levy additional taxes to repay the debt. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Neighborhood Improvement Bonds.
Election results
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Charlotte Neighborhood Improvement Bonds |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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326,836 | 78.83% | ||
| No | 87,748 | 21.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Neighborhood Improvement Bonds was as follows:
| “ | SHALL the order authorizing $44,500,000 of bonds plus interest to provide funds to pay the capital costs of infrastructure improvements for various neighborhoods of the City, including the cost of related studies, plans and design, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, installing or providing curbs, gutters, storm drainage, sidewalks, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and relocation of utilities; paving, milling, resurfacing, grading or improving streets, roads and intersections, providing public open space, landscaping, lighting and traffic controls, signals and markers, and acquiring any necessary equipment, land, interests in land and rights-of-way therefor, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Charlotte.
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Footnotes
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