Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Contracts Amendment to Home Rule Charter, Question No. 1 (May 2017)

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Question No. 1: Philadelphia Contracts Amendment
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The basics
Election date:
May 16, 2017
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local charter amendments
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A measure amending the contract award process in the city's charter was on the ballot for Philadelphia voters in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on May 16, 2017. Voters approved the measure.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to allow contract awards based on value for public dollars.
A no vote was a vote against amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to allow contract awards based on value for public dollars.

Election results

Contracts Amendment to Home Rule Charter, Question No. 1
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 70,293 68.52%
No32,29931.48%

Text of measure

Ballot question

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

“

Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to allow award of certain contracts based on best value to the City?[2]

”

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Pennsylvania

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Philadelphia City Council.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, ""Candidates for Office,"" accessed March 28, 2017
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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