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Pennsylvania Question 1, Prison Bond Measure (1990)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1990 | |
| Topic Bond issues and Prisons | |
| Status | |
| Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 1 was on the ballot as a bond issue in Pennsylvania on November 6, 1990. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to issue $200 million in bonds to repair, expand, construct, reconstruct and rehabilitate county prisons. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to issue $200 million in bonds to repair, expand, construct, reconstruct and rehabilitate county prisons. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,346,264 | 58.49% | ||
| No | 955,384 | 41.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the Commonwealth of $200,000,000 to repair, expand, construct, reconstruct and rehabilitate county prisons or multi-county regional prison facilities or fund capital needs to create or expand county alternative sentencing or treatment programs? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Pennsylvania, the state government can issue bond issues without voter approval to suppress insurrection, rehabilitate areas affected by human-made or natural disasters, and fund capital projects that do not exceed 175 percent the average annual tax revenues for the previous five years. All other bond issues require voter approval of a ballot measure.
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