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Raleigh, North Carolina, Housing Bonds Referendum (November 2020)
| Raleigh Housing Bonds | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic City bonds and Local housing | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Raleigh Housing Bonds was on the ballot as a referral in Raleigh on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to issue up to $80 million in bonds for housing projects and to levy additional taxes to repay the debt. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure authorizing the city to issue up to $80 million in bonds for housing projects and to levy additional taxes to repay the debt. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Housing Bonds.
Election results
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Raleigh Housing Bonds |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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168,168 | 71.74% | ||
| No | 66,244 | 28.26% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Housing Bonds was as follows:
| “ | Shall the order adopted on July 7, 2020, authorizing not exceeding $80,000,000 HOUSING BONDS of the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for community development programs to provide and rehabilitate multifamily and single family housing inside the corporate limits of said City, principally for the benefit of persons of low and moderate income, including, without limitation, (a) the construction or rehabilitation of housing or neighborhood revitalization improvements, (b) programs to provide loans and other financial assistance to such persons and to public and private providers of housing and (c) the acquisition of any related land, rights of way and equipment, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Raleigh.
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