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Saint Paul Public Schools, Revoking Existing Operating Referendum Revenue Authorization (November 2018)

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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local school budgets
Related articles
Local school budgets on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Minnesota
Ramsey County, Minnesota ballot measures
See also
Saint Paul Public Schools, Minnesota

A school district measure was on the ballot for Saint Paul Public Schools voters in Ramsey County, Minnesota, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the Saint Paul Public Schools to revoke the district's existing operating referendum revenue authorization of $704.52 per pupil and replacing it with $1179.52 per pupil.
A no vote was a vote against allowing the Saint Paul Public Schools to revoke the district's existing operating referendum revenue authorization of $704.52 per pupil and replacing it with $1179.52 per pupil.

Election results

Saint Paul Public Schools Saint Paul Public Schools District Question

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

76,072 65.52%
No 40,025 34.48%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

The school board of Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools, has proposed to revoke the school district's existing operating referendum revenue authorization of $704.52 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $1179.52 per pupil. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for ten years, beginning with taxes payable in 2019, unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law.


Shall the school district's existing operating referendum revenue authorization be revoked and the increase in revenue proposed by the school board of Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools, be approved?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Minnesota

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Saint Paul Public Schools, Minnesota.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Ramsey County,Minnesota, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 26, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.