Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $172 Million Capital Bonds, Question No. 2 (November 2017)
| Question No. 2: $172 Million Capital Bonds |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 7, 2017 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City bonds |
| Related articles |
| City bonds on the ballot November 7, 2017 ballot measures in Pennsylvania Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ballot measures |
| See also |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
A bond issue was on the ballot for Philadelphia voters in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on November 7, 2017. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing $172,000,000 in borrowing for capital projects including public transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks and recreation, and economic development. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing $172,000,000 in borrowing for capital projects including public transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks and recreation, and economic development. |
Election results
| Question 2 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 98,586 | 69.2% | ||
| No | 43,878 | 30.8% | ||
- Election results from Philadelphia County
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Should the City of Philadelphia borrow ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY—TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($172,000,000.00) to be spent for and toward capital purposes as follows: Transit; Streets and Sanitation; Municipal Buildings; Parks, Recreation and Museums; and Economic and Community Development? |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Ballot Question Two," accessed October 29, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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