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Beardsley School District, California, Bond Issue, Measure A (June 2016)

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Meaure A: Beardsley School District Bond Issue
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The basics
Election date:
June 7, 2016
Status:
Approveda Approved
Majority required:
55%
Topic:
Local school bonds
Amount: $12 million
Tax: $29.773 per $100,000 in value
Matures in: Legal limit
Related articles
Local school bonds on the ballot
June 7, 2016 ballot measures in California
Kern County, California ballot measures
See also
Beardsley School District, California

A bond issue measure was on the ballot for Beardsley School District voters in Kern County, California, on June 7, 2016. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the district's debt by $12 million through issuing general obligation bonds in that amount.
A no vote was a vote against increasing the district's debt by $12 million through issuing general obligation bonds in that amount.

District officials estimated the total debt service cost for the loan—including principal and interest—at $21,864,811. District officials also estimated that a property tax rate of $29.773 per $100,000 in assessed value would be required to repay the bonds.

A 55 percent supermajority vote was required for the approval of Measure A.

Election results

Beardsley School District, Measure A
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 1,621 62.66%
No96637.34%
Election results from Kern County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

In order to improve student safety and campus security, replace deteriorated roofs, heating/cooling systems, upgrade classrooms, labs, and computer systems to keep pace with instructional technology, and provide students access to the education, facilities, science, and technology they need to succeed in high school, college and careers, shall the Beardsley School District issue $12,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all money staying local? [2]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Beardsley School District, California.

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Footnotes

  1. Kern County Elections Office, "Ballot Measures: June 7, 2016 election," accessed June 4, 2016
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.