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Pennsylvania Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Bond Measure (2002)
| Pennsylvania Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Bond Measure | |
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| Election date November 5, 2002 | |
| Topic Bond issues | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
Pennsylvania Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Bond Measure was on the ballot as a bond issue in Pennsylvania on November 5, 2002. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing up to $100 million in bonds to establish a capital program to improve the delivery of volunteer fire and volunteer emergency services. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing up to $100 million in bonds to establish a capital program to improve the delivery of volunteer fire and volunteer emergency services. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Bond Measure |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,833,795 | 72.62% | ||
| No | 691,319 | 27.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Bond Measure was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness of up to $100,000,000 for the purpose of establishing a program that utilizes capital and other related methods to enhance and improve the delivery of volunteer fire and volunteer emergency services in this Commonwealth as hereafter authorized by statute? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Pennsylvania, the state government can issue bond issues without voter approval to suppress insurrection, rehabilitate areas affected by human-made or natural disasters, and fund capital projects that do not exceed 175 percent the average annual tax revenues for the previous five years. All other bond issues require voter approval of a ballot measure.
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