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Southeast Dubois School Corporation Tax Levy Renewal (Local Public Question)

On the ballot in
Southeast Dubois County School Corporation
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall Southeast Dubois County School Corporation continue to increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of funding and maintaining academic and educationally-related programs and opportunities to meet the learning needs of all students, student health and safety initiatives, maintaining class sizes and recruiting and retaining teachers and staff in response to reductions in property tax revenue by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.19 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $1,242,788. If this operating referendum public question is NOT approved by the voters, for a median residence of $200,000, the property's annual tax bill would decrease by $164 per year. If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, it would be a renewal of the most recent operating referendum public question passed in 2020 with a property tax rate of $0.19.

A “Yes” vote means

Renews Southeast Dubois schools' 2020 operating referendum tax for up to eight years at no more than $0.19 per $100 of assessed value and $1,242,788 a year.

A “No” vote means

The 2020 referendum tax continues until it expires in 2028, then ends; the ballot estimates the tax bill on a $200,000 median home would fall by $164 a year.

Official plain English statement

Southeast Dubois County School Corporation asks voters to renew the operating referendum property tax first approved in 2020, at the same maximum rate of $0.19 per $100 of assessed value (no more than $1,242,788 a year), for up to eight years. The district says the money, about $1 million a year, pays for academic programs, student mental health and safety, class sizes and recruiting and retaining teachers and staff; the 2020 levy runs until 2028.

On the ballot as "SOUTHEAST DUBOIS SCHOOL CORPORATION TAX LEVY RENEWAL" (Local Public Question), for voters in the Southeast Dubois County School Corporation. The district says a renewal would replace the 2020 levy, not add to it.

Sources

The question and plain English statement are copied word for word from official election materials. The Gist does not take a side on ballot questions.