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Guilford County, North Carolina, School Bond Referendum (November 2020)

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Guilford County School Bond Referendum
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Election date
November 3, 2020
Topic
Local school bonds and County bonds
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral		Origin
Lawmakers

Guilford County School Bond Referendum was on the ballot as a referral in Guilford County on November 3, 2020. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the county to issue up to $300 million in bonds for school facilities and to levy property taxes necessary to repay the debt.

A "no" vote opposed this measure to authorize the county to issue up to $300 million in bonds for school facilities.


A simple majority was required for the approval of School Bond Referendum.

Election results

Guilford County School Bond Referendum

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

169,084 69.47%
No 74,305 30.53%
Results are officially certified.
Source



Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for School Bond Referendum was as follows:

“

SHALL the order authorizing $300,000,000 of bonds secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the County of Guilford to pay capital costs of providing school facilities, including the acquisition and construction of new school facilities, the improvement and expansion of existing school facilities and the acquisition and installation of furnishings and equipment and the acquisition of interests in real property required therefor, and a tax to be levied for the payment thereof, be approved?

 

”


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in North Carolina

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Guilford County.


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