Virginia Question 4, Joint Fiscal Obligations Between Localities Amendment (1998)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Virginia Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 3, 1998. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported exempting joint fiscal obligations between localities from certain constitutional limits or requirements that normally apply to local debt. |
A “no” vote opposed exempting joint fiscal obligations between localities from certain constitutional limits or requirements that normally apply to local debt. |
Election results
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Virginia Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 410,674 | 37.93% | ||
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672,151 | 62.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow a combination of localities to contract debt as part of an agreement to share the revenues, tax base, or the benefits of economic growth and exempt this class of debt from the ceiling on local debt for cities and towns and from the requirement for a local referendum for counties? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Virginia Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Virginia General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment 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. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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