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Proposition 26 Official Title: School Facilities. Bonds. Local Majority Vote. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute Results YES 48.8% NO 51.2% Official election results are available from the Secretary of State's web site. Campaign Web Sites & Contact Information Follow the Money Who Signed the Ballot Arguments For More Information... Official Summary: Authorizes school, community college districts, and county education offices that evaluate safety, class size, information technology needs to issue bonds for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of school facilities if approved by majority of applicable jurisdictions' voters. New accountability requirements include annual performance, financial audits. Prohibits use of bonds for salaries or other school operating expenses. Requires that facilities be available to public charter schools. Authorizes property taxes higher than existing 1% limit by majority vote, rather than two-thirds currently required, as necessary to pay bonds. Fiscal impact: Increased local school district debt costs -- potentially in the hundreds of millions of dollars statewide each year within a decade. These costs would depend on voter action on future local school bond issues and would vary by individual district. Unknown impact on state costs. Potential longer-term state savings to the extent local school districts assume greater responsibility for funding school facilities. Web Sites YES Let's Fix Our Schools NO Save our Homes Contact Information YES   Gale Kaufman Let's Fix Our Schools Committee--Yes on Prop. 26 1510 J Street, Suite 115 Sacramento, CA 95814     (916) 554-0324     info@letsfixourschools.com NO   Jon Coupal Don't Double Your Property Taxes, Vote No on Proposition 26 921 11th Street, Suite 1201 Sacramento, CA 95814     (916) 444-9959     info@saveourhomes.com Who Signed the Ballot Arguments YES   Lavonne McBroom, President, California PTA Allan Zaremberg, President, California Chamber of Commerce Wayne Johnson, President, California Teachers Association Jacki Antee, President, AARP Bill Hauck, Chairman, California Business for Education Excellence Gail Dryden, President, League of Women Voters       NO   Jon Coupal, Chairman, Vote No on Proposition 26, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Joan C. Longobardo, Governing Board Member, Covina-Valley Unified School District Gill A Perez, Retired School District Administrator Felicia Elkinson, Past Pres., Council of Sacramento Senior Organizations Richard H. Close, President, Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association For More Information, CVF Recommends...   Secretary of State's Vote 2000 Text of the Measure Official Pro/Con Arguments Analysis by the Legislative Analyst   Easy Reading Voter Guide   The League of Women Voters Pro/Con Analysis   The California Journal Next Proposition

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