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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Public Safety Facilities Bond Measure (November 2018)

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City of Winston‐Salem Public Safety Facilities Bonds: Winston-Salem Bond Issue
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
City bonds
Related articles
City bonds on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in North Carolina
Forsyth County, North Carolina ballot measures
See also
Forsyth County, North Carolina

A bond issue was on the ballot for Forsyth County voters in Forsyth County, North Carolina, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the city to issue $21,100,000 in bonds for public safety facilities maintenance, and to levy additional taxes as needed for repayment.
A no vote was a vote against allowing the city to issue $21,100,000 in bonds for public safety facilities maintenance, and to levy additional taxes as needed for repayment.

Election results

Winston-Salem Public Safety Facilities Bond Measure

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

52,681 64.95%
No 28,428 35.05%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

SHALL the order authorizing $21,100,000 of bonds plus interest to pay the costs of acquiring, constructing and improving certain public safety facilities and equipment, including a public safety radio communication system, a public safety training complex and fire station facilities and renovations and including the acquisition of equipment therefor and the acquisition of land or rights‐of‐way in land required therefor, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds be approved?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in North Carolina

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Forsyth County, North Carolina.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Forsyth County Election, "Sample Ballot 2018," accessed October 30, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.