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Pennsylvania Question 2, Volunteer Emergency Services Bond Measure (1981)
| Pennsylvania Question 2 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1981 | |
| Topic Bond issues | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 2 was on the ballot as a bond issue in Pennsylvania on November 3, 1981. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to issue $15 million in bonds to modernize equipment and facilities for volunteer emergency services. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to issue $15 million in bonds to modernize equipment and facilities for volunteer emergency services. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,188,191 | 71.96% | ||
| No | 462,950 | 28.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness of $15,000,000 for loans to volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue squads for the purpose of establishing or modernizing facilities to house firefighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, and rescue vehicles, and for purchasing firefighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, and rescue vehicles, protective and communications equipment, and any other accessory equipment necessary for the proper performance of such organizations' duties? | ” |
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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