Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, School Bond Issue Referendum (November 2017)
| Bond Referendum: Mecklenburg County School Bond Issue |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 7, 2017 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local school bonds |
| Related articles |
| Local school bonds on the ballot November 7, 2017 ballot measures in North Carolina Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ballot measures |
| See also |
| Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
A $922 million school bond referendum was on the ballot for Mecklenburg County voters in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on November 7, 2017. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the county's debt by $922 million by issuing bonds in that amount to fund Charlotte-Mecklenburg school projects. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the county's debt by $922 million by issuing bonds in that amount to fund Charlotte-Mecklenburg school projects. |
Election results
| Bond Referendum | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 105,694 | 72.71% | ||
| No | 39,675 | 27.29% | ||
- Election results from Unofficial Election Results - Mecklenburg
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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SHALL the order authorizing $922,085,000 of bonds secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the County of Mecklenburg 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?[2] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
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See also
External links
- Mecklenburg County Elections Office website
- Vote Yes for Bonds website
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "Bond Information"
Footnotes
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official Ballot for Bond Election," accessed October 27, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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