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Helena High School District, Montana, School Reconstruction Bond Measure (September 2025)
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| Topic Local school bonds |
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Helena High School District School Reconstruction Bond Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Helena High School District on September 9, 2025. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the school district to issue $240 million in bonds to fund the demolition and reconstruction of Helena High School and improvements to Capital High School, among other projects, and levying a tax at a rate of $73.45 per $100,00 of assessed property value to repay the bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the school district to issue $240 million in bonds to fund the demolition and reconstruction of Helena High School and improvements to Capital High School, among other projects, and levying a tax to repay the bonds. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of the measure.
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Election results
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11,151 | 50.82% | ||
| No | 10,793 | 49.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for School Reconstruction Bond Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Board of Trustees of High School District No. 1 (Helena), Lewis and Clark County, Montana (the "High School District") be authorized to sell and issue general obligation school building bonds of the High School District in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount of up to Two Hundred Forty Million and No/100 Dollars ($240,000,000.00), bearing interest at rates to be determined at the time of sale, payable semiannually, over a term not exceeding thirty (30) years as to each series of bonds for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of addressing student safety, deficient facilities, and developing contemporary, appropriate, and safe high school learning and athletic environments, to include (i) demolishing the existing Helena High School building and designing, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a new Helena High School building in replacement thereof, along with associated improvements, including constructing new student job training Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructional spaces configured to enhance student/staff safety and security by being attached to the main building; incorporating various features into the new Helena High School building, including a secure and visible main entrance for students and the community, an auxiliary gymnasium, performing arts space, a central kitchen, and instructional space for the Project for Alternative Learning (PAL); making site improvements, including an instructional and playing field complex (football/track and field) and parking and traffic flow enhancements; and related improvements and costs, including, but not limited to, transition costs; and (ii) demolishing portions of the existing Capital High School building and designing, constructing, equipping, and furnishing improvements to portions of the Capital High School building and campus, including constructing new student job training Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructional spaces configured to enhance student/staff safety and security by being attached to the main building; constructing improvements to the Capital High School building, including secure main student entrances, an auxiliary gymnasium, expanded student commons and cafeteria spaces, improvements to general academic areas, and updated performing arts space; making site improvements, including reconfiguring parking spaces and points of access and reconfiguring and updating athletic and instructional playing fields (football/track and field); and related improvements and costs; and paying the costs associated with the sale and issuance of the bonds? If the bond election passes, based on information available to the High School District prior to the certification of taxable values, the High School District estimates property taxes on a home with an assessed market value for tax purposes of $100,000 would increase by approximately $73.45 in the first year, of $300,000 would increase by approximately $220.35 in the first year, and of $600,000 would increase by approximately $506.43 in the first year. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Helena High School District.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Montana
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Montana.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Montana Code Annotated 2023, "§ 13-1-106. Time of opening and closing of polls for all elections -- exceptions," accessed June 10, 2025
- ↑ Montana law says an individual does not gain residency if they relocate for "temporary work, training, or an educational program, without the intention of making that county or the state the individual's permanent home at the conclusion of the temporary work, training, or educational program." See HB 413 from 2025 for more information.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Montana Secretary of State, “Montana Voter Registration Application,” accessed June 10, 2025
- ↑ Montana Motor Vehicle Division, “Additional Considerations when Getting Your License or ID,” accessed June 10, 2025
- ↑ Montana Legislative Services, "SB 490: Revise election laws regarding late registration," accessed June 9, 2025
- ↑ Montana Legislative Services, "HB 413: Revise election laws regarding residency," accessed June 9, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Montana Code Annotated 2023, "§ 13-13-114. Voter Identification And Marking Precinct Register Book Before Elector Votes -- Provisional Voting," accessed June 9, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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