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Dallas Independent School District, Texas, Proposition A, School Buildings Bond Issue (November 2020)
| Dallas Independent School District Proposition A | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local school bonds | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Dallas Independent School District Proposition A was on the ballot as a referral in Dallas Independent School District on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the district to issue up to $3.2716 billion to fund the construction, acquisition, and equipment for school buildings and to increase property taxes to repay the debt. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure authorizing the district to issue up to $3.2716 billion to fund the construction, acquisition, and equipment for school buildings and to increase property taxes to repay the debt. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Proposition A.
Election results
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Dallas Independent School District Proposition A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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192,438 | 53.04% | ||
| No | 170,405 | 46.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition A was as follows:
| “ | The issuance of $3,271,600,000 of bonds for the construction, acquisition, and equipment of school buildings and for the purchase of necessary sites for school buildings; and the levying of a tax sufficient, without limit as to rate or amount, to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and to pay the costs of any credit agreements executed or authorized in anticipation of, in relation to or in connection with the bonds. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Dallas Independent School District.
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