Virginia Mental Hospitals and Institutions Bond Measure (1968)
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| Topic Bond issues and Healthcare facility funding |
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Origin |
Virginia Mental Hospitals and Institutions Bond Measure was on the ballot as a bond issue in Virginia on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing for the issuance of up to $13,770,000 in bonds for mental health hospitals and institutions. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing for the issuance of up to $13,770,000 in bonds for mental health hospitals and institutions. |
Election results
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784,724 | 70.84% | ||
| No | 323,070 | 29.16% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Mental Hospitals and Institutions Bond Measure was as follows:
| “ | Chapter 16, as supplemented by Chapter 804, Acts of the General Assembly of 1968, authorizing Thirteen million, seven hundred seventy thousand dollars State of Virginia Mental Hospitals and Institutions Bonds. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Virginia, voter approval is required for state bond issues addressing capital projects.
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Virginia General Assembly to place a bond issue on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Virginia House of Delegates and 21 votes in the Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. State bond issues require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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