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Pennsylvania Bonds for Volunteer Fire, Ambulance, and Rescue Squad Loans Measure (1976)
| Pennsylvania Bonds for Volunteer Fire, Ambulance, and Rescue Squad Loans Measure | |
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| Election date November 2, 1976 | |
| Topic Bond issues | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
Pennsylvania Bonds for Volunteer Fire, Ambulance, and Rescue Squad Loans Measure was on the ballot as a bond issue in Pennsylvania on November 2, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing $10 million in bonds for loans to volunteer fire companies, ambulance services, and rescue squads. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing $10 million in bonds for loans to volunteer fire companies, ambulance services, and rescue squads. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Bonds for Volunteer Fire, Ambulance, and Rescue Squad Loans Measure |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,408,284 | 72.37% | ||
| No | 537,692 | 27.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Bonds for Volunteer Fire, Ambulance, and Rescue Squad Loans Measure was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness of $10,000,000 for loans to volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue Yes squads for the purpose of establishing or modernizing facilities to house fire fighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, and rescue vehicles, and for purchasing new fire fighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, and rescue vehicles, protective and communications equipment, and any other No accessory equipment necessary for the proper performance of such organizations' duties? | ” |
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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