Pennsylvania 2019 local ballot measures

Pennsylvania 2019 local ballot measures

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Ballotpedia covered local ballot measure elections in Pennsylvania in 2019.

In 2019, Ballotpedia covered local ballot measures that appeared on the ballot for voters within the 100 largest cities in the U.S. and throughout California and North Carolina.

Elections in 2019

November 5

Allegheny County

See also: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ballot measures

Name	Type	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Home Rule Charter Amendment for Parks Trust Fund (November 2019)	Initiative	City budget; City governance	Establish a Parks Trust Fund to be funded by a property tax at a rate of $50 per $100,000 of assessed value	a	33,908 (52%)	31,446 (48%)

Bucks County

See also: Bucks County, Pennsylvania ballot measures

Name	Type	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, Open Space Land Bond Measure (November 2019)	Referral	City bonds; Environment	Issue $12 million in debt to acquire or improve property for open space purposes	a	16,398 (76%)	5,292 (24%)

Philadelphia

See also: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ballot measures

Name	Type	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Capital Bond Issue (November 2019)	Referral	City bonds	Issue up to $185 million in bonds	a	189,682 (71%)	76,013 (29%)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Home Rule Charter Amendment for Procurement Procedures (November 2019)	Referral	Home rule; City governance	Raise the threshold for competitive bidding	a	179,347 (72%)	70,464 (28%)

May 21

Chester County

See also: Chester County, Pennsylvania ballot measures

Name	Type	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Franklin Township, Pennsylvania, Liquor License Measure (May 2019)	Referral	Alcohol	Allow for the sale of liquor	a	659 (78%)	183 (22%)
West Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania, Liquor License Measure (May 2019)	Referral	Alcohol	Allow for the sale of liquor	a	91 (68%)	43 (32%)

Delaware County

See also: Delaware County, Pennsylvania ballot measures

Name	Type	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Aldan, Pennsylvania, Liquor License Measure (May 2019)	Referral	Alcohol	Allow for the sale of liquor	a	472 (64%)	271 (36%)
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, Liquor License Measure (May 2019)	Referral	Alcohol	Allow for the sale of liquor	a	1,591 (80%)	387 (20%)
Marple Township, Pennsylvania, Liquor License Measure (May 2019)	Referral	Alcohol	Allow for the sale of liquor	a	2,357 (64%)	1,303 (36%)
Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, Forge Road and Valley Road Open Space Land Bond Measure (May 2019)	Referral	City bonds; Environment	Issue $8 million in debt to purchase approximately 81 acres of land at Forge Road and Valley Road	a	2,066 (76%)	655 (24%)

Montgomery County

See also: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ballot measures

Name	Type	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, Property Tax for Library Funding Measure (May 2019)	Referral	City tax; Property tax	Establish a special property tax of $55 per $100,000 of assessed property value to provide library funding	a	733 (72%)	287 (28%)

Philadelphia

See also: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ballot measures

Name	Type	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 1, Gender-Neutral References for City Council Charter Amendment (May 2019)	Referral	Charters	Change gender-specific references to gender-neutral references in city charter	a	117,107 (68%)	55,388 (32%)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 2, Office of Immigrant Affairs Charter Amendment (May 2019)	Referral	Immigration; Charters	Add the Office of Immigrant Affairs to the city's charter	a	125,479 (74%)	44,232 (26%)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 3, Call on Legislature for $15 Minimum Wage Charter Amendment (May 2019)	Referral	Minimum wage; Charters	Call on the legislature to increase the minimum wage to $15.00	a	141,108 (82%)	31,589 (18%)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 4, Public Safety Enforcement Officers Charter Amendment (May 2019)	Referral	Policing; Charters	Create a class of law enforcement officers, called public safety enforcement officers, to assist the police department in regulating traffic and enforcing code provisions	a	117,287 (69%)	52,495 (31%)

See also

• Local ballot measure elections in 2019
• List of Pennsylvania local ballot measures