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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Bond Question (November 2018)
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| Philadelphia City Bond Question |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City bonds |
| Related articles |
| City bonds on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Pennsylvania Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ballot measures Local transportation on the ballot |
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| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
A bond issue was on the ballot for Philadelphia voters in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to issue up to $181,000,000.00 in bonds to fund transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development projects. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to issue up to $181,000,000.00 in bonds to fund transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development projects. |
Election results
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Philadelphia Philadelphia City Bond Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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232,963 | 71.84% | ||
| No | 91,305 | 28.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
| “ | Should the City of Philadelphia borrow ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY—ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($181,000,000.00) to be spent for and toward capital purposes as follows: Transit; Streets and Sanitation; Municipal Buildings; Parks, Recreation and Museums; andEconomic and Community Development?[2] | ” |
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Plain English Statement Regarding Ballot Question," accessed October 22, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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