Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Real Estate Tax Increase for Library Funding Measure (November 2023)
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Kennett Square Real Estate Tax Increase for Library Funding Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Kennett Square on November 7, 2023. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the Borough of Kennett Square's real estate tax from $1,025 to $1,045 per $100,000 of property assessment to provide funding for the library. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the borough's real estate tax from $1,025 to $1,045 per $100,000 of property assessment to provide funding for the library. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Real Estate Tax Increase for Library Funding Measure.
Election results
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630 | 54.69% | ||
| No | 522 | 45.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Real Estate Tax Increase for Library Funding Measure was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor increasing the Borough of Kennett Square’s real estate tax by 0.2000 mills, the revenue from such tax to be used exclusively to fund the operation of the Kennett Library within the Borough? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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The ballot question asks the registered voters of the Borough of Kennett Square to vote whether they are in favor of an increase in real estate tax within the Borough of Kennett Square by 0.2000 mills to be used by the Borough of Kennett Square to raise revenue for the purpose of funding the operation of the Kennett Library located within the Borough of Kennett Square. A vote of “YES” to the ballot question approves the increase estate tax; a vote of “NO” disapproves the increase in real estate tax. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Kennett Square.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Pennsylvania
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Pennsylvania.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Department of State, “First Time Voters,” accessed March 21, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Department of State, “Voter Registration Application,” accessed March 21, 2023
- ↑ Department of State, “Contact Your Election Officials,” accessed March 21, 2023
- ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, "Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania, Joining Bipartisan Group of States That Have Taken Commonsense Step to Make Voter Registration More Streamlined and Secure," September 19, 2023
- ↑ NBC, "Pennsylvania rolls out automatic voter registration," September 19, 2023
- ↑ The Patriot-News, “Thousands take advantage of new online voter registration in Pennsylvania,” September 2, 2015
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Department of State, "First Time Voters," accessed March 21, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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