Arlington Independent School District, Texas, Proposition A, Property Tax (November 2020)

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Arlington Independent School District Proposition A
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Election date
November 3, 2020
Topic
Local property tax and Local school tax
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral
Origin
Lawmakers


Arlington Independent School District Proposition A was on the ballot as a referral in Arlington Independent School District on November 3, 2020. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the district to increase its operating property tax rate to $1,387.1 per $100,000 in assessed value for the year, thereby increasing its maintenance and operations budget 12.42% ($35.9 million).

A "no" vote opposed this measure authorizing the district to increase its operating property tax rate to $1,387.1 per $100,000 in assessed value for the year, thereby leaving the district's existing property tax rate.


A simple majority was required for the approval of Proposition A.

Election results

Arlington Independent School District Proposition A

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

59,705 50.13%
No 59,401 49.87%
Results are officially certified.
Source



Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition A was as follows:

Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.3871 in the Arlington Independent School District for

the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 12.42 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding

year, which is an additional $35,901,060.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Texas

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Arlington Independent School District.


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