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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 4, Capital Municipal Bond Issue (November 2020)

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Philadelphia Question 4
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Election date
November 3, 2020
Topic
Local bond issues
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral		Origin
Lawmakers

Philadelphia Question 4, the Capital Municipal Bond Issue, was on the ballot for voters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 2020. Question 4 was approved.

A "yes" vote supported this measure to issue $134 million in bonds for capital municipal purposes, including transit; streets and sanitation; municipal buildings; parks, recreation, and museums; and economic and community development. 

A "no" vote opposed this measure to issue $134 million in bonds for capital municipal purposes.


Election results

Philadelphia Question 4

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

490,179 75.90%
No 155,679 24.10%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Overview

Question 4 authorized the issuance of $134 million in general obligation bonds for capital municipal purposes, including:

  • $62.633 million for municipal buildings;
  • $47.641 million for streets and sanitation;
  • $12.014 million for economic and community development purposes;
  • $6.843 million for parks, recreation, and museums; and
  • $4.869 million for transit.

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“

Should the City of Philadelphia borrow ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ($134,000,000.00) 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]

”

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. Mayor James Kenney (D) signed the bill on June 26, 2020, which placed the charter amendment on the ballot.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Philadelphia City Council, "Bill 200298," accessed August 25, 2020
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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