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    New School District Establishment Proposition (April 2013)

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    A New School District Establishment proposition was approved on the April 9, 2013 election ballot in Whiteside and Lee Counties, which are in Illinois.

    This measure would authorized the establishment of a new school district in the area described below in the text of the question. This measure also authorizes the district to levy taxes at 1.95% for educational purposes, 0.30% for operations and maintenance purposes, 0.20% for transportation purposes, and 0.05% for working cash purposes.[1]

    Election results[edit]

    Whiteside County:[edit]

    Proposted School District Prop.
    ResultVotesPercentage
    Approveda Yes 342 81.04%
    No8018.96%
    These election results are from the Whiteside County elections office

    Text of measure[edit]

    Text of the question:

    “ PROPOSITION TO ESTABLISH A NEW COMBINED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE TERRITORY COMPRISING THE ENTIRE TERRITORIES OF EAST COLOMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #12, COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF ILLINOIS AND NELSON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT # 8, COUNTY OF LEE, STATE OF ILLINOIS.

    Shall a new combined elementary school district be created in the territory comprising the entire territories of East Coloma Elementary School District #12, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois and Nelson Elementary School District #8, County of Lee, State of Illinois, the Board of Education of said district shall be elected at large and with the authority to levy taxes at the rate of 1.95% for educational purposes, .30% for operations and maintenance purposes, .20% for transportation purposes, and .05% for working cash purposes, each upon the full, fair cash value of all taxable property of the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

    YES

    NO[1][2]

    		”

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whiteside County April 9, 2013 Election Notice with Sample Ballot (dead link)
    2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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