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Providence, Rhode Island, Question 6, School Facilities Bond Measure (November 2024)
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| Topic Local school bonds |
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| Type Referral |
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Providence Question 6 was on the ballot as a referral in Providence on November 5, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing up to $400 million in general obligation bonds for school facilities within Providence. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing up to $400 million in general obligation bonds for school facilities within Providence. |
Election results
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Providence Question 6 |
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41,752 | 87.99% | ||
| No | 5,701 | 12.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTRUCTION, RELATED DEMOLITION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY $400,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES (Local Acts 024/025 - Acts and Resolves of 2024) Shall an act passed at the 2024 session of the General Assembly entitled "An Act authorizing the City of Providence to issue not to exceed $400,000,000 general obligation bonds and notes to finance the construction, related demolition, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the City and all costs related thereto, subject to approval of state housing aid at a reimbursement rate or state share ratio of not less than 75% at the time of issuance and provided that the authorization shall be reduced by the amount of certain grants received from state bond proceeds, from the Rhode Island Department of Education or from the Rhode Island School Building Authority" be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
The Rhode Island General Assembly passed a bill providing for the ballot measure.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Rhode Island
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Rhode Island.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of State, "Election Day Voting Hours," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rhode Island Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Providence Journal, “Raimondo signs automatic voter registration bill into law,” August 1, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
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