Providence, Rhode Island, School Bond Measure (November 2022)
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Providence School Bond Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Providence on November 8, 2022. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing a maximum of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the City. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing a maximum of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the City. |
Election results
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26,801 | 90.03% | ||
| No | 2,968 | 9.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for School Bond Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall an Ordinance of the City Council effective on August 10, 2022 authorizing the issuance of up to $125,000,000 general obligation bonds of the City pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws § 45-12-2 and § 807 of the City’s Home Rule Charter in order to finance the construction, 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% for those expenditures which are eligible for state aid 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? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The governing body of the City of Providence referred the bond issue to the ballot.
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
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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