Delaware County, PA Ballot

Question CUSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Chester-Upland School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 916 / 36.5% Yes votes ...... 1595 / 63.5% No votes: Do you favor the Chester-Upland School District imposing an earned income tax at eight-tenths of one percent (0.8%)? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce school district taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated three hundred forty-five dollars ($345).
Question CSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Chichester School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 485 / 15.1% Yes votes ...... 2720 / 84.9% No votes: Do you favor imposing a personal income tax at .9%? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings estimated at $206.00 in the first year.
Question GVSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Garnet Valley School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1213 / 21.0% Yes votes ...... 4564 / 79.0% No votes: Do you favor imposing a 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $525.00 per homestead for the first year. The estimated revenue to be generated from an earned income tax at 1% for the first year is $3,687,000.00.
Question HTSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Haverford Township School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2221 / 27.0% Yes votes ...... 6002 / 73.0% No votes: Do you favor imposing an earned income tax of 1%? The revenue generated from this new tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by approximately $483.00. The School District does not currently levy an earned income tax.
Question ISD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Interboro School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1017 / 27.6% Yes votes ...... 2672 / 72.4% No votes: Do you favor imposing a 1.00% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce real estate taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by about $360. (The current earned income tax rate for Glenolden, Norwood and Prospect Park is 0.0%, the current earned income tax rate for Tinicum Township is 1.0%).
Question MNSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Marple-Newtown School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1604 / 26.4% Yes votes ...... 4465 / 73.6% No votes: Do you favor your school district imposing a .8% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce property taxes on qualified owner occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $365 per eligible property. The current earned income tax is 0% for the Marple Newtown School District.
Question PDSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Penn-Delco School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 597 / 13.6% Yes votes ...... 3782 / 86.4% No votes: Do you favor converting the school district’s current earned income and net profits tax to a personal income tax at 1.5%? The revenue generated from the personal income tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $493 and to replace revenue from the school district’s current earned income and net profits tax. The current rate of that tax is .5%.
Question RTSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Radnor Township School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 590 / 18.5% Yes votes ...... 2591 / 81.5% No votes: Do you favor your school district imposing a 0.7% Personal Income Tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by $480.
Question RSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Ridley School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2054 / 28.1% Yes votes ...... 5267 / 71.9% No votes: Do you favor imposing a 1.0% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by about $265 in the first year, rising to about $400 in subsequent years. (The current earned income tax rate is 0.0%).
Question RTMSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Rose Tree Media School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1212 / 18.2% Yes votes ...... 5453 / 81.8% No votes: Do you favor imposing a zero point eight percent (0.8%) personal income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm building by about $535 in the first year, rising to about $890 in subsequent years based on 100% tax collection and 100% participation by eligible homesteads. (The current personal income tax rate is zero point zero percent (0.0%).
Question SDSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Southeast Delco School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1050 / 31.8% Yes votes ...... 2255 / 68.2% No votes: Do you favor you school district imposing a 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce property taxes on qualified owner occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $210 per eligible property. The current Earned Income and Net Profits Tax rate is 0% for the Southeast Delco School District.
Question SSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Springfield School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1248 / 19.8% Yes votes ...... 5055 / 80.2% No votes: Do you favor your school district imposing a Personal Income Tax of .9%? The revenue generated from the Personal Income Tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $417.
Question UDSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Upper Darby School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2714 / 32.6% Yes votes ...... 5607 / 67.4% No votes: Do you favor imposing a one percent (1%) earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $290.00 per property in the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
Question WSSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- Wallingford-Swarthmore School District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1256 / 27.1% Yes votes ...... 3377 / 72.9% No votes: Do you favor the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District imposing a personal income tax at 0.8%? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce school district taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $600 in the first year. (No personal income tax is currently imposed.)
Question WPSD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- William Penn School District Except Borough of Darby (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2351 / 71.6% Yes votes ...... 931 / 28.4% No votes: Do you favor imposing a one percent (1%) earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $120 per property in the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
Question WPSDBD-1 Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act -- William Penn School District; Borough of Darby (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 313 / 72.0% Yes votes ...... 122 / 28.0% No votes: Do you favor imposing an additional one percent (1%) earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $120 per property in the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The current earned income tax rate is one percent (1%).

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