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  • Author(s): Sweeney, Patrick
  • Source:
    Library Journal. Feb2021, Vol. 146 Issue 2, p26-29. 4p. 3 Charts.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Public libraries; United States elections; Ballots; Voters; Voting
    • Subject Terms:
      Multnomah County (Or.); United States
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the effort of U.S. public libraries to vote for tax levies, renewals, bonds, and other funding and governance ballot initiatives. Topics include number of elections held prior to November 2020 and number of elections that took place during the general election, comparison of the 2020 election results with those in the previous years, and notable results from Election Day 2020 including the approval by voters of Measure 26-211 for the Multnomah County Library in Oregon.