2012 General Election | Ballot Questions

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"Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to allow for the establishment of an independent rate-making body for fixing and regulating water and sewer rates and charges and to prescribe open and transparent processes and procedures for fixing and regulating said rates and charges?

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
YES SI   236534 65.7%
NO NO   123395 34.3%

"Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to authorize the creation by ordinance of requirements for additional information to be submitted with the annual operating budget, annual capital budget, and capital program, including, but not limited to, information about the cost of performing specific functions, the effectiveness of such functions, and the cost versus benefits of proposed expenditures, and to require the Finance Director to provide such information?"

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
YES SI   270709 76.9%
NO NO   81515 23.1%

"Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter - which allows for a preference in the civil service regulations for the children of Philadelphia firefighters or police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty - be amended to further allow for a preference for the grandchildren of such firefighters or police officers?"

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
YES SI   208885 57.9%
NO NO   151693 42.1%

"Should the City of Philadelphia borrow ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($123,670,000) to be spent for and toward capital purposes as follows:  Transit; Streets and Sanitation; Municipal Buildings; Parks, Recreation and Museums; and Economic and Community Development?"

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
YES SI   245788 69.2%
NO NO   109540 30.8%