Charlotte, North Carolina, Transportation Bonds Referendum (November 2020)
| Charlotte Transportation Bonds | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic City bonds and Local transportation | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Charlotte Transportation 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 $102.732 million in bonds for transportation projects and to levy additional taxes to repay the debt. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure authorizing the city to issue up to $102.732 million in bonds for transportation projects and to levy additional taxes to repay the debt. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Transportation Bonds.
Election results
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Charlotte Transportation Bonds |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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321,026 | 77.43% | ||
| No | 93,552 | 22.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Transportation Bonds was as follows:
| “ | SHALL the order authorizing $102,732,000 of bonds plus interest to provide funds to pay the capital costs of constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, extending and improving certain streets, including streets and roads constituting a part of the State highway system or otherwise the responsibility of the State and including the cost of related studies, streetscape and pedestrian improvements, relocation of utilities, plans and design; acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, widening, extending, paving, milling, resurfacing, grading or improving streets, roads, intersections, parking lots and pedestrian and bicycle paths; acquiring, constructing, reconstructing or improving sidewalks, curbs, gutters, storm drainage, bridges, overpasses, underpasses and grade crossings and providing related landscaping, lighting and traffic controls, signals and markers; and the acquisition of land and rights-of-way in land required 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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