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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Repairs Bond Measure (May 1974)

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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Repairs Bond Measure
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Election date
May 24, 1974
Topic
Bond issues
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Bond issue		Origin
State Legislature

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Repairs Bond Measure was on the ballot as a bond issue in Pennsylvania on May 24, 1974. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported issuing $100 million in bonds through loans to provide for reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs to nursing homes to comply with state and federal safety standards.

A "no" vote opposed issuing $100 million in bonds through loans to provide for reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs to nursing homes to comply with state and federal safety standards.


Election results

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Repairs Bond Measure

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

924,566 75.38%
No 301,918 24.62%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Nursing Home Repairs Bond Measure was as follows:

“

Do you favor the incurrence of indebtedness by the Commonwealth of $100,000,000 for use through loans to provide for repairs, reconstruction and rehabilitation of nursing homes necessary to insure compliance with State and Federal safety standards?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


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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