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Home My WebLink About1980 Febuary 05, 1980 Special - Blaine School District 503Page 1-A febroary 5, 1980 Whatcom County, Washington BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 503 Special Election - Proposition No. 1 483 Levy, YES 2 0 SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES Shall the following excess taxes for operation purposes be levied for Blaine School District's General Fund 240 upon all taxable property within the District: approxi- mately $ .54 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $300,000.00 Levy, NO 4 0 for 1981 collection; and approximately $ .50 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $300,000. for 1982 collec- tion as specified in District Resolution No. 11-79/807 Passed 66.80 Absentee 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. HOW 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, be placed into the medium-sized ballot envelope. The medium-sized ballot envelope should be placed into the mailing 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 thls office on or before eiectian 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. COUNTY AUDITOR'S REPORT (SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCING ELECTIONS) WHATCOM (',oulm DATE OF ELECTIDN FEBRUARY 5, 1980 MINIMUM VOTE TURNOUT REQUIREMENTS SCHOOL DISTRICT. NO. 503 M-466 (1/79) NOTE: COPY OF BALLOT SHOWING NUMBER OF "YES" AND NO VOTES CAST IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS REPORT COMPLETE. A. FOR EXCESS LEVIES: TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION.... 1111111411141111 1,166 B. FOR BOND ISSUES VQTED UPON DURING THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A STATE GENERAL ELECTION IODD OR: EVEN NUMBER YEARS) TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST QUALIFYING STATE GENERAL ELECTION........4... CANVASS OF ELECTION CARRIED DEFEATED CARRIED DEFEATED PROPOSITION NO. 1 Ell PROPOSITION N0. F-1 F--� F-� F-1 n 77 DATED THIS 19th DAY OF FEBRUARY , B 80 COUNTY AUDI , 0P, PLEASE MAIL COMPLETED REPORT WITH BALLOT ATTACHED TO: MAYNARD J. MATHISON, DIRECTOR SCHOOL FISCAL SERVICES SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OLD CAPITOL BUILDING OLYMPIA WA 98504 RESOLUTION NO. 11-79/80 A resolution of the Board of Directors of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on February 5, 1980, of the proposition of whether or not there should be levied an excess tax of approximately $ .54 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $30.0,000.00 for the District's General Fund to pay part of the general expenses of maintenance and opera- tion of the District, such levy to be made in 1980 for collection in 1981 and whether there should be levied a further excess tax of approximately $ 54 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation aced on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $ 300 000.00 for -the District's General Fund to pay part of the general expenses of maintenance and operation of the District, such levy to be made in 1981 for collection in 1982. WHEREAS, the money in and to be paid into the General Fund of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington, during the 1980-1981, 1981-1982 and 1982-1983 school years will be insufficient to enable the District to take care of all of its necessary financial obligations and to properly meet the educa- tional needs of students attending the District's schools; and WHEREAS, in order to properly provide for said financial obligations and educational needs of the District for the next two successive school years, it is deemed necessary that a tax of approximately $ .54 per thousand dollars of assessed valua- tion (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $300,00_0. for the District's General Fund be levied upon all of the tax- able property within the District in excess of the maximum annual tax levy permitted by law to be levied for the District without a vote of the electors, such levy to be made in 1980 for collection in 1981 and that a tax of approximately $ .50 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $ 300,000.00 for the District's General Fund be levied upon all of the••taxable property within the District in excess of the maximum annual tax levy permitted by law to be lev- ied for the District without a vote of the electors, such levy to be made in 1981 for collection in 1982; and WHEREAS, -the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington require that the question of whether or not such excess tax may be levied must be submitted to the qualified electors of the District - 1 - for their ratification or rejection, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington, as follows: Section 1. It is hereby found and declared that the welfare of the students and other residents of the District reauires the District to carry out the plans hereinafter provided. + Section 2. In order to provide $ 300,000. for the General Fund of the District, a tax of approximately ..54' per thous- and dollars of assessed valuation (based on 100% of true and fair Value) should be levied in 1980 for collection in 1981 upon all the taxable property within the District in excess of the maximum annual tax levy permitted by law to be levied for the District without a vote of the electors and that in order to provide $300,000.' for the General Fund of the District, a tax of approxi- mately .5a per thousand dollars of assessed valuation (based on 1000 of true and fair value) should be levied in 1981 for col- lection in 1982 upon all the taxable property within the District in excess of the maximum annual tax levy permitted by law to be levied for the District without a vote of the electors. Upon approval by the voters of Proposition No. 1 hereinafter set forth, the District may use the proceeds of such levies dur- ing the 1980-1981, 1981-1982 and 1982-1983 school years by incur- ring an indebtedness by the issuance of warrants against the General Fund of the District, and may expend the proceeds of said levies to pay such part of the general expenses of maintenance and operations of the District as may be authorized or allowed by law for the use of excess levy funds. Section 3. It is hereby found and delcared that an emergency exists requiring the submission to the qualified electors of the District of the proposition of whether or not such excess taxes should be levied in 1980 and 1981 for their ratification or rejec- tion at a special election to be held therein on February 5, 1980. The Whatcom County Auditor as ex officio supervisor of elec- tions in Whatcom County is hereby requested to also find the exis- tence of such emergency and to call and conduct said special election to be held within the District on said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the District the proposition herein- after set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition in the following forme - 2 - "PROPOSITION NO. 1 SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES Shall the following excess taxes for operation purposes be levied for Blaine School District's General Fund upon all taxable property within the Districtz approxi- mately $ .54 per $1,000.00 assessed -value (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $ 300,000. for 1981 collection; and approximately $ ,50 per 81,000.00 assessed value (based on 100% of true and .fair value) to provide '$300,000. for 1982 collect, as specified in Dis- trict Resolution No.11-79/8 LEVY. e < . Yes % / LEVY. . o o No The Secretary of the Board of Directors of the District is hereby directed to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington, at a special open public meeting thereof, held December 17, 1979, the following Directors being present and voting therefor. Approved as to Form 0r 1yl this_. day of ,i)Iiu 9 - � f�y. ProsecuSing Attornoy� BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 503 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTO B By ;- By - By e� By CERTIFICATION DIRECTORS I, Robert S. Gilden, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington, do hereby cer- fy ,t�h4-t-thu--foregoing constitutes a true and correct copy of Resolut on'No.7:7P 80of such Board of Directors duly adopted at- a-. speci.al meeting thereof e d the l7th day of December 1979. Secretary -- 3 -