Ballot question
Issue 4: Aurora City School District bond issue
- On the ballot in
- Aurora City School District
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
Shall the Aurora City School District be authorized to do the following: Issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping a new elementary school and transportation facility, and otherwise renovating, remodeling, furnishing, equipping and otherwise improving school district buildings and facilities, and clearing, improving and equipping their sites in the principal amount of $96,200,000, to be repaid annually over a maximum period of 37 years, and levy a property tax outside the ten mill limitation, estimated by the county auditor to average over the bond repayment period 4.26 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $149 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, to pay the annual debt charges on the bonds, and to pay debt charges on any notes issued in anticipation of those bonds?
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote authorizes $96.2 million in bonds for a new elementary school, a transportation facility and other school work, repaid by a tax averaging an estimated 4.26 mills.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the bond issue and the tax to repay it.
The Aurora City School District includes parts of Portage and Summit counties; this issue is on both counties' ballots.
Sources
- Official sample ballots, November 3, 2026 General Election (all ballot styles) · Portage County Board of Elections
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