Notice of Annual School Election

 by Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Clerk of Colstrip School District No. 19, Rosebud County, State of Montana that the Annual School Election will be held on Tuesday May 3, 2022, at the following polling place:

 

Colstrip High School Activities Mezzanine

5000 Pine Butte Drive

Colstrip Montana

 

The polls will be open between the hours of Noon and 8:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

 

Electors will consider the following issues at the election:

• Elect two (2) trustees, each for a three-year term. The candidates for the positions are as follows:

o Sarah Cookman

o Jon (Jonathan) Currier, Jr.

o Tiffany Davenport

o DeeAnne Egan

o Wade Steere

 

• Mill levy proposition to finance the school’s Elementary General Fund:

To determine whether the district shall be authorized to impose an increase in local taxes in the amount of $291,960.48 which is approximately 5.67 mills to meet the normal operational costs of the Elementary District General Fund for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The levy is ongoing once approved by the voters assuming the district levies that amount at least once in the next five years. Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with market value of $100,000 by approximately $7.65 and on a home with a market value of $200,000 by approximately $15.31.

 

• Mill levy proposition to finance the school’s High School General Fund:

To determine whether the district shall be authorized to impose an increase in local taxes in the amount of $188,758.99 which is approximately 3.67 mills to meet the normal operational costs of the High School District General Fund for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The levy is ongoing once approved by the voters assuming the district levies that amount at least once in the next five years. Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with market value of $100,000 by approximately $4.95 and on a home with a market value of $200,000 by approximately $9.91.

 

A qualified registered elector who will be unable to go to the polls on the day of election may request an “Application for Absentee Voter’s Ballot” from the school district clerk/election administrator’s office located at:

Colstrip Schools Central Office

Colstrip High School

5000 Pine Butte Drive

Colstrip, Montana

 

If you miss this regular registration deadline (30 days prior to the election), you may still register for the election by showing up at the county election office by noon on the day before election day. The late registration certificate may be exchanged for a ballot at the school election administrator’s office until the close of polls on election day. The county election office is located at:

Rosebud County Courthouse

Clerk & Recorder

1200 Main Street

Forsyth MT 59327

 

A late registrant may obtain a ballot on election day at the following location:

Colstrip Schools Central Office

Colstrip High School

5000 Pine Butte Drive

Colstrip, Montana

 

DATED this 1st day of April, 2022

Joanne Schrupp

District Clerk