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Home My WebLink About1980 February 05, 1980 Special - Meridian School District 505Absentee Voter Guide SPECIAL ELECTION WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON FEBR UARY S, 1980 Read All Instructions Carefully Before Voting After you receive your Absentee Ballot, please use it — do not attempt to vote at your regular polling place on election day. YOUR BALLOT CONSISTS OF: A ballot card which is attached to a styrofoam backing. (Please do not detach this ballot from the backing.) A punching tool which is attached to the ballot. A small paper pocket envelope which has space for write-in votes. A medium-sized envelope (for returning both the ballot card and the ballot pocket envelope). A large buff mailing envelope for return of voted ballot card, at- tached to styrofoam backing, and the small paper pocket enve- lope, both of which should be enclosed in the medium-sized envelope. The Statement of Absentee Voter also appears on the mailing envelope. NOW TO VOTE 1. Complete the Statement of Absentee Voter on the large buff colored mailing envelope. 2. Read these instructions. The ballot pages are identical to those used in the punched card voting device in the precinct itself. 3. To the right of each measure or candidate is a number which is assigned to its position on the pre -scored ballot card. 4. Use the provided punch tool and firmly punch out the black dot in the same square as the position number on the ballot card. 5. Write-in candidates may be voted for by using space provided on the small paper pocket envelope and listing both the name and the office of the write-in candidates. For Partisan Office write-in you must also write the name of the political party. Do not punch any position number on the ballot card for the race in which a write-in candidate is desired. 6. After you have finished voting, the ballot card and the at- tached styrofoam backer should then be slipped into the small paper pocket envelope. These Should, in turn, by placed into the medium-sized ballot envelope. The medium-sized ballot envelope should be placed into the malting envelope which contains the Statement of Absentee Voter. Mail your ballot so that it will be postmarked the day of election or sooner. Instead of mailing, you may send It by any means so as to reach this office on or before election day. 7. If for some reason you spoil the IBM Punch Card Ballot, then using a PEN, mark this guide like a paper ballot. When returning your ballot, it will require 28 cents first-class postage. Fage 2 February 5, 19,80 Whatcom County, Washington MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505 Special Election - Proposition No. 1 370 SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL LEVY Levy, YES 210 Shall Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, collect $174,000 in excess prop- 179 erty taxes (approximately $1.56 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in 1981 for maintenance and operation? Levy' NO 23 0 Passed 67.40 Special Election - Proposition No. 2 357 SPECIAL LEVY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Shall Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, collect in 1981 $44,000 in excess property taxes (approximately $ .39 per $1,000 as- Levy, YES 270 sessed valuation) for the purpose of making capital improvements to the District's vehicle and equipment storage facilities, including an addition to the bus 18 8 garage, and for improvements to physical education and athletic field facilities? Levy, NO 29 Passed 65.50 M-466 (I;79) ] COUMY AUDITOR'S REPORT (SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCING ELECTIONS) WHATCOM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505 DATE OF ELECT I01 FEBRUARY 5, 1980 NOTE: COPY OF BALLOT SHOWING NUMBER OF "YES'! AND MINIMUM VOTE TURNOUT REQUIREMENTS "NO" VOTES CAST IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS REPORT COMPLETE, A. FOR EXCESS LEVIES: TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION .................... B. EOEVNRNU�`'1BE EYEAR YEAFiS) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A STATE GENERAL ELECTION IODD OR TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST QUALIFYING STATE GENERAL ELECTION........... CANVASS OF ELECTION! 805 CARRIED DEFEATED CARRIED DEFEATED PROPOSITION No. 1 PROPOSITION N0. F-1 2 19th DATED THIS DAY OF February 1980 ' CQUNTY AUDI PLEASE MAIL COMPLETED REPORT WITH BALLOT ATTACHED TO: MAYNARD J. MATHISON, DIRECTOR :SCHOOL FISCAL SERVICES SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION CILD CAPITOL BUILDING OLYMPIA WA 98504 RESOLUTION No. 13=79 A RESOLUTION OF the Board of Directors of the Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held therein on B/bnoS, of a proposition authorizing the levy of an excess tax of approximately $1,36 per $1000 of Assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) to raise the sum of $174,000 for the district General Fund. WHEREAS, the money to be paid into the General Fund of the district will be insufficient during the fiscal year 1980--81 to enable the district to operate properly and to take care of all financial obligations, it is deemed necessary in order to prevent the impairment of the districts contracts that the district levy a tax of $174POP or approximately 1.16 per $1000 of assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) upon all taxable property within the district in 1980 for collection in 1981 in excess of the annual tax levy limitation the district is permitted by law to levy without a vote of the people; and WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington provide that the question of whether or not such excess tax may be levied for such purposes must be submitted to the qualified voters of the district for their approval or rejection; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of Meridian School District No. '505, Whatcom County, Washington, as follows: Section 1: It is hereby found and declared that the welfare of the children of the district requires it to carry out the plans hereinafter provided. Section 2: That for the purpose of providing part of the funds required to secure proper textbooks, instructional supplies and teaching materials, to make necessary repairs and replacements to school district facilities, to pay adequate salaries, to prevent the impairment of the obligation of the districts contracts and to properly carry on the functions of the schools within the district, the district authorized the County Commissioners of Whatcom County to levy a tax of approximately 43436 per $1000 of assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) upon all taxable property within the district in 1980 for collection in 1981 in excess of the annual tax levy pergi' evd0-he district without a vote of the people for the purpose of providing rii for the district General Fund. Section 3: It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists requiring the submission to the qualified voters of the district of the proposition of whether or not there should be levied such excess tax for the purpose described herein at a special election to be held within the district on F"=Rry S, 1980 The Whatcom County Auditor as ex-officio supervisor of elections in Wha.tcom County is hereby requested to also find the existence of such emergency and to call and conduct said special election to be held within the district on that date and to submit to the qualified voters of the district at said special election the proposition hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition to the Whatcom County Auditor- in the following form: Proposition No..1 School District Special Levy Shall Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, collect __J�174 _q 0 in excess property taxes (approximately per $1000 assessed valuation) in 1981 for maintenance and operation? YES. . . . . . . . . . . NO. . . . . . . . . The polls for such special election shall be open from 7:00 A.M, to 8:00 P.M. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. PASSED by the Board of Directors of the Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof held this lath day of p11gMj&r! , 1979. Attest: MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505 Z"�- - V Secretary of.tW Board of Directors B: Approved as to Form Only thiday of ` A s I� r Pluseulifig MIN" I, Donald J. Bauthues, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution 13-79 of the Board of Directors, duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th d'f10 ��` , 1979. P j a-r r 1 330 Secretary of,/the Board of Directors j i!J t MERIDIAN -SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 RESOLUTION NO. 14-79 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Wash- ington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held therein on February 5 , 1980 of a proposition authorizing the levy of an ex- cess tax of approximately $.39 per $1000 of as- sessed value (100% of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) to raise the sum of $ 4 ,000 and to be collected in the year 1981, tie proceeds thereof to be placed in the building fund and used to pay the costs of capital improvements to the District's vehicle and equipment storage facilities, including an addition to the bus garage and for improvements to physical education and athletic field facili- ties, and such other capital improvements as determined by the Board of Directors. WHEREAS, there is a need for the Meridian School District No. 505 to make capital improvements to the District's vehicle and equipment storage facilities, and physical education and athletic field facilities, and WHEREAS, the School District has insufficient money in its building fund to make such capital improvements and in order to do so it is deemed necessary that the District levy a tax of approximately —� .39 per $1000 of assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) upon all taxable property within the District in 1980 for collection in 1981 in excess of the annual tax levy limitation the District is per- mitted by law to levy without a vote of the people for the purpose of raising the sum of _�442000 to make such capital improvements and WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Wash- ington provide that the question of whether or not such excess levies may be levied for such purposes must be submitted to the qualified voters of the District for their approval or rejection; NOW, THEREFORE, BE LT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of. the Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, as follows: Section 1: It is hereby found and declared that the welfare of the children of the District requires it to carry out the plans hereinafter provided. Section 2: That for the purpose of making capital im- provements to the District's vehicle and equipment storage facilities, including an addition to the existing bus garage, and for improvements to physical education and athletic field facilities, the District does hereby authorize the County Commissioners of Whatcom County to levy a tax of approximately _ 139 per $1000 of assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) upon all taxable property within the District in 1980 for collection in 1981 in excess of the annual tax levy permitted the. District with- out a vote of the people for the purpose of raising __J44r000 for the District's building fund to be used in making the aforesaid capital improvements. Section 3: It is hereby found and declared that an emer- gency exists requiring the submission to the qualified voters of. the District of the proposition of whether or not there should be levied such an excess tax for the purpose described herein at a special election to be held within the District on February 5 '1980. The Whatcom County Auditor as ex-officio supervisor of elections in Whatcom County is hereby requested to also find the existence of such an emergency and to call and conduct said special election, to be held within the District on that date and to submit to the qual- ified voters of the District at said special election the proposi- tion hereinafter set forth. The secretary of the Board of Direc- tors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition to the Whatcom County Auditor in the following form: Proposition No. 2 Special Levy for Ca ital Improvements Shall Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, collect in 1981 _ $44,000 in excess property taxes (approximately �39 _ per $1000 assessed valuation) for the purpose of making capital improvements to the District's vehicle and equipment storage facilities, including an addition to the bus garage, and for improvements to physical education and athletic field facilities) YES . . . . . . . . . . . . NO. . . . . . . . . . . . The polls for such special election shall be open from 7:00 o'clock a.m. to 8:00 o'clock p.m. The secfetary of the Board of Directors is hereby auth- orized and directed to deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor and by which the Whatcom County Audi- tor is hereby requested to take all procedural steps necessary and/or required by law to the end that this proposition shall be submitted to the voters of said school district. ,a F The foregoing resolution was adopted at a -regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Meridian School District No. 505 on _ 1* _, 1979, the undersigned directors being present and voting. ATTEST: y d.41 r • �L Secretary—Cler of the Board ftl) e Member ■ b er Approved as to Form ONy thq5Z day of ct 192 �'----� ` ftseautin8 Attwr&Y I, DONALD J. BAUTHUES, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 13-79 of the Board of Directors, duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of December, 1979. Lr c'? _l_� Secretary or th oard of Directors