Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Capital Bond Issue (November 2019)
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| Philadelphia Capital Bond Issue |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City bonds |
| Related articles |
| City bonds on the ballot November 5, 2019 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 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to issue up to $185 million in bonds to fund transit, infrastructure, municipal buildings, parks and recreation, and economic development projects and authorizing the city to raise taxes to pay off the bonds. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to issue up to $185 million in bonds to fund transit, infrastructure, municipal buildings, parks and recreation, and economic development projects and authorizing the city to raise taxes to pay off the bonds. |
Election results
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Philadelphia Capital Bond Issue |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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189,682 | 71.39% | ||
| No | 76,013 | 28.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Should the City of Philadelphia borrow ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($185,000,000.00) 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? [2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The Philadelphia City Council passed a bill to place the bond issue on the ballot. Mayor James Kenney (D) signed the bill on September 12, 2019.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Philadelphia, "Bill No. 19043100.pdf," accessed October 10, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Philadelphia City Council, "Bill 190431," accessed October 22, 2019
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