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Metro Affordable Housing Bonds, Oregon, Measure 26-199 (November 2018)
From Ballotpedia
| Measure 26-199: Metro Affordable Housing Bonds |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| County bonds |
| Related articles |
| County bonds on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Oregon Multnomah County, Oregon ballot measures Other counties Local housing on the ballot |
| See also |
A bond measure was on the ballot for voters in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties in Oregon on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing $652.8 million in bonds to fund affordable housing in Washington, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing $652.8 million in bonds to fund affordable housing in Washington, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties. |
Election results
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Multnomah County Measure 26-199 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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238,770 | 65.76% | ||
| No | 124,328 | 34.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall Metro issue bonds, fund affordable housing for low-income families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities; require independent oversight, annual audits? If the bonds are approved, they will be payable from taxes on property or property ownership that are not subject to the limits of sections 11 and 11b, Article Xl of the Oregon Constitution. [2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials on the Metro Council.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Multnomah County Elections, "26-199 - Metro," accessed August 17, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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