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2025

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November 4

Name Type Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes
West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania, Property Tax for Police Department Funding Measure (November 2025)

Referral

City tax; Local property tax Authorize the township to increase property taxes in order to fund police department

Approveda

1,332 (73%)

504 (27%)


2024

See also: Pennsylvania 2024 local ballot measures

November 5

Name Type Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes
East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, Income Tax and Property Tax for Open Space Funding Measure (November 2024)

Referral

City tax; Local property tax; Local income tax Enact a township earned income tax of no more than 0.05% and increase the township property tax by no more than 45 per $100,000 of assessed value to fund open space preservation

Approveda

4,068 (56%)

3,255 (44%)

New Garden Township, Pennsylvania, Property Tax for Kennet Library Measure (November 2024)

Referral

City tax; Local property tax Increase the township's real estate property tax dedicated to Kennet Library by $10 per $100,000 of assessed value

Defeated

2,615 (44%)

3,339 (56%)

Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania, Income Tax for Open Space Funding Measure (November 2024)

Referral

City tax; Local income tax Increase the township earned income tax by no more than 0.25%, which is $25 per $10,000 of earned income, to provide funds to purchase property for open space

Approveda

6,912 (57%)

5,246 (43%)


2023

See also: Pennsylvania 2023 local ballot measures

November 7

Name Type Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes
Honey Brook Township, Pennsylvania, Increase Size of Township Board of Supervisors Measure (November 2023)

Referral

City governance Increase the size of the township board from three to five supervisors

Defeated

825 (44%)

1,051 (56%)

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Real Estate Tax Increase for Library Funding Measure (November 2023)

Referral

City tax; Local real estate transfer tax Increase the real estate tax to provide library funding

Approveda

630 (55%)

522 (45%)

Phoenixville Area School District, Pennsylvania, Eliminate Occupation Tax and Increase Income Tax Measure (November 2023)

Referral

Local school tax Eliminate the school district's occupation tax and increase the earned income tax rate

Approveda

8,222 (74%)

2,840 (26%)


2022

See also: Pennsylvania 2022 local ballot measures

November 8

Name Type Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes
Westtown Township, Pennsylvania, Crebilly Farm Open Space Fund Tax Measure (November 2022)

Referral

City tax; Local environment; Local zoning Enact an earned income tax and a real property tax and use the revenue to purchase interest in real property for open space benefits

Approveda

4,202 (68%)

1,979 (32%)