Pennsylvania Question 2, Volunteer Emergency Services Bond Measure (1981)

Pennsylvania Question 2

Election date
November 3, 1981
Topic
Bond issues
Status
a Approved
Type
Bond issue| Origin
State Legislature

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Pennsylvania Question 2 was on the ballot as a bond issue in Pennsylvania on November 3, 1981. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to issue $15 million in bonds to modernize equipment and facilities for volunteer emergency services.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to issue $15 million in bonds to modernize equipment and facilities for volunteer emergency services.

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

## Election results[edit]

Pennsylvania Question 2

Result | Votes | Percentage

Yes

| 1,188,191 | 71.96%
No | 462,950 | 28.04%

Results are officially certified.
Source

## Text of measure

### Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

“| Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness of $15,000,000 for loans to volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue squads for the purpose of establishing or modernizing facilities to house firefighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, and rescue vehicles, and for purchasing firefighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, and rescue vehicles, protective and communications equipment, and any other accessory equipment necessary for the proper performance of such organizations' duties?| ”

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## Path to the ballot[edit]

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.

## See also

1981 Measures

* 1981 Measures
* Bond issues on the ballot
* 1981 legislative sessions

Pennsylvania

* Pennsylvania ballot measures
* Pennsylvania ballot measure laws

News and analysis

* Ballot measure lawsuits
* Ballot measure readability
* Ballot measure polls

## External links[edit]

* Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission - Ballot Questions & Proposed Amendments (1958 to 1997)

## Footnotes[edit]

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1981 ballot measures

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