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Santa Barbara Elementary School District bond proposition, Measure R (November 2010)

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A Santa Barbara Elementary School District bond proposition, Measure R was on the November 2, 2010 ballot for voters in the Santa Barbara Elementary School District in Santa Barbara County.[1] It was approved.

Measure R allows the school board of the Santa Barbara Elementary School District to borrow $75 million. The money will be spent to "provide adequate classrooms, science labs, technology, and libraries; repair/replace outdated electrical, plumbing, heating/ventilation, infrastructure systems and deteriorated portable classrooms; fix leaking roofs; improve disabled student access; and improve educational academy and career technology facilities."

The Santa Barbara High School District also had a bond proposition on the ballot, Measure Q, which was also for $75 million. It, too, was approved.

Election results

  • Yes: 19,579 (71.99%) Approveda
  • No: 7,619 (28.01%)

Election results are from the Santa Barbara County elections division as of November 27, 2010.

A 55 percent supermajority vote was required for approval.

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

Measure R: To improve quality of local education, shall the Santa Barbara Secondary/High School District provide adequate classrooms, science labs, technology, and libraries; repair/replace outdated electrical, plumbing, heating/ventilation, infrastructure systems and deteriorated portable classrooms; fix leaking roofs; improve disabled student access; and improve educational academy and career technology facilities by issuing $75,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with no money for administrator salaries and with oversight by a citizens' committee ensuring funds are spent on local school improvements?[2]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ KEYT, "Local Schools Banking On Bond Measures This Election," September 2, 2010
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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