2007-08 School Budget Voting Summary
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On the third Tuesday in May, all school districts, with the exception of the Big 5 city school districts, are required to submit a budget proposal to the voters. On May 15, 2007 voters in 680 school districts cast a "Yes" or "No" vote on their school district's budget. Of those 680 budgets, 648 were approved and just 32 were defeated - a 95.3% approval rate, which is the highest approval rate in state history.
This Information Bulletin details the:
- School budget voting results,
- Proposed increases in the property tax levy,
- History of voter turnout for school budgets,
- Actions taken by the 32 school districts with a defeated budget,
- Budget revoting results, and
- Calculation and impact of the contingency budget cap.
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