BAY STATE BANNER

INVESTMENT BALLOT

ABOUT THIS BALLOT
From August 15 to 29, 2023, Ujima members voted on our investment ballot for the Bay State Banner. We successfully reached quorum on Bay State Banner Investment Ballot on Monday, August 28, 2023. Members overwhelmingly approved a $265,000 loan over 5 years. Overall, 57.5% of the electorate participated in this vote.

In May 2023, after being named as a business loved by members, Bay State Banner joined Ujima’s Good Business Alliance, a network of community-based businesses that are eligible for investment from the Ujima Fund and other supportive programs.

Below, we highlight information pooled from our Voting members including final results and demographic data.

VOTERS:

TOTAL ELIGIBLE VOTERS: 238
QUOROM: 120
TOTAL VOTERS IN BALLOT: 139

RESULTS BREAKDOWN:

APPROVE: 105
APPROVE WITH CONCERN: 16
ABSTAIN, AFFIRM MAJORITY: 16
ABSTAIN, DO NOT ADD: 1
NO: 1

VOTERS BY RACE:

Total Race Identified: 126
Total Race Unidentified: 11
Total BIPOC: 118
Asian: 7
Indigenous/Native: 3
Mixed Race: 9
Person of Color: 10
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 1
Black: 96
Latinx: 10
White: 13
Lowest Possible POC: 85.51%
Highest Possible POC: 93.48%

VOTERS BY GENDER:

Total Gender Identified: 112
Total Gender Unidentified: 26
Total Choose Not to Identify: 3 (1.80%)
Total Women: 68 (60.71%)
Total Gender Diverse (non-conforming, transgender): 6 (5.36%)
Total Men: 36 (32.14%)

VOTERS BY INCOME:

Total Income Identified: 75
Total Income Unidentified: 63
Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 - $14,999: 1
$15,000 - $24,999: 3
$25,000 - $34,999: 3
$35,000 - $49,999: 15
$50,000 - $74,999: 23
$75,000 - $99,999: 14
$100,000 - $149,999: 8
$150,000 - $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 2
Total Working Class Income: 26 (34.67%)
Total Non Working Class Income: 50
Lowest Possible Working Class Income: 18.84%
Highest Possible Working Class Income: 89 (64.49%)

Total Voting: 139
Total Neighborhood Identified: 137

Allston: 2 (1.43%)
Back Bay: 1 (0.71%)
Bay Village: 0 (0.00%)
Beacon Hill: 0 (0.00%)
Brighton: 1 (0.72%)
Charlestown: 0 (0.00%)
Chinatown-Leather District: 0 (0.00%)
Dorchester: 36 (25.71%)
Downtown: 1 (0.72%)
East Boston: 2 (1.45%)

VOTERS BY NEIGHBORHOOD:

Fenway-Kenmore: 1 (0.72%)
Hyde Park: 6 (4.35%)
Jamaica Plain: 23 (16.67%)
Mattapan: 5 (3.62%)
Mission Hill: 1 (0.72%)
North End: 1 (0.72%)
Roslindale: 4 (2.90%)
Roxbury: 30 (21.74%)
South Boston: 3 (2.17%)
South End: 1 (0.72%)
West End: 0 (0.00%)
West Roxbury: 3 (2.17%)
Outside Boston Proper: 10 (7.25%)

Total Voting: 43
Total Race Identified: 40
Total Race Unidentified: 3
Total BIPOC: 40

Asian: 3
Indigenous/Native: 0
Mixed Race: 4
Person of Color: 3
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 32
Latinx: 2
White: 2

Lowest Possible POC: 93.02%
Highest Possible POC: 100.00%

VOTERS x Jamaica Plain
Total Voting: 23
Total Race Identified: 18
Total Race Unidentified: 5
Total BIPOC: 13 (72.22%)

Asian: 0
Indigenous/Native: 2
Mixed Race: 3
Person of Color: 1
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 8
Latinx: 4
White: 6

Lowest Possible POC: 56.52%
Highest Possible POC: 78.26%

VOTERS x Roxbury
Total Voting: 31
Total Race Identified: 31
Total Race Unidentified: 0
Total BIPOC: 30 (96.77%)

Asian: 1
Indigenous/Native: 0
Mixed Race: 1
Person of Color: 1
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 28 
Latinx: 0
White: 0

Lowest Possible POC: 96.77%
Highest Possible POC: 96.77%

VOTERS x Outside of Boston
Total Voting: 10
Total Race Identified: 9 
Total Race Unidentified: 1
Total BIPOC: 9 (100.00%)

Asian: 0
Indigenous/Native: 1
Mixed Race: 0
Person of Color: 4
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 8
Latinx: 1
White: 0

Lowest Possible POC: 90.00%
Highest Possible POC: 100.00%

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