Call for M&O Override Election 2022
On Tuesday, May 10, 2022 the Litchfield Elementary School District Governing Board adopted a resolution ordering all matters necessary for a fifteen percent (15%) maintenance and operation budget override continuation election to be held on November 8, 2022. The deadline for submitting arguments with respect to this Resolution is August 12, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
Resolution ordering and providing Notice of a Special Election to be held on November 8, 2022, In and For Litchfield Elementary School District No. 79 of Maricopa County, Arizona, to submit to the Qualified Electors Thereof the Question of Adopting a 2023/2024 (Maintenance and Operations Fund) Budget and Six Subsequent Future Budgets which include amounts that Exceed the Revenue Control Limit Specified by Law of the District and Related Matters
SUBMISSION FORM - ARGUMENT FOR/AGAINST SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION ISSUE
M&O Override Election Documents May 10, 2022
- M&O Override Election Frequently Asked Questions
- Informational Pamphlet Special Override Election
- M&O Override Election Net Assessed Valuation, and Tax Rate
- Resolution Ordering and Providing Notice of a Special Election November 8, 2022
- Elección de anulación de M&O en noviembre del 2022
M&O Override Election Frequently Asked Questions
Informational Pamphlet Special Override Election
M&O Override Election Net Assessed Valuation, and Tax Rate
Resolution Ordering and Providing Notice of a Special Election November 8, 2022
Elección de anulación de M&O en noviembre del 2022
Statutes Specific to Override Elections:
A.R.S. § 15-481 (B): The county school superintendent shall prepare an informational pamphlet on the proposed increase in the budget and a sample ballot and, at least forty days before the election, shall transmit the informational pamphlet and the sample ballot to the governing board of the school district. The governing board, on receipt of the informational pamphlet and the ballot, shall mail or distribute the informational pamphlet and the ballot to the households in which qualified electors reside within the school district at least thirty-five days before the election. Any distribution of material concerning the proposed increase in the budget shall not be conducted by children enrolled in the school district.
A.R.S. § 15-481 (B)(9): At least two arguments, if submitted, but not more than ten arguments for and two arguments, if submitted, but not more than ten arguments against the proposed increase in the budget. The arguments shall be in a form prescribed by the county school superintendent, and each argument shall not exceed two hundred words. Arguments for the proposed increase in the budget shall be provided in writing and signed by the governing board. The ballot arguments for the proposed increase in the budget shall be signed as the governing board of the school district without listing any member's individual name for the arguments for the proposed increase. If submitted, additional arguments in favor of the proposed increase in the budget shall be provided in writing with a signed, sworn statement by those in favor. Arguments against the proposed increase in the budget shall be provided in writing with a signed, sworn statement by those in opposition. If the argument is submitted by an organization, it shall contain the sworn statement of two executive officers of the organization. If the argument is submitted by a political committee, it shall contain the sworn statement of the committee's chairperson or treasurer. If the argument is submitted by an individual and not on behalf of an organization, a political committee or any other group, the person shall submit the argument with a sworn, notarized statement. The names of persons and entities submitting written arguments shall be included in the informational pamphlet. Persons signing the argument shall identify themselves by giving their residence address and telephone number, which may not appear in the informational pamphlet, except that the person's city or town and state of residence shall appear in the pamphlet. Any argument that is submitted and that does not comply with this paragraph may not be included in the pamphlet. The county school superintendent shall review all factual statements contained in the written arguments and correct any inaccurate statements of fact. The superintendent shall not review and correct any portion of the written arguments that are identified as statements of the author's opinion. The county school superintendent shall make the written arguments available to the public as provided in title 39, chapter 1, article 2. A deadline for submitting arguments to be included in the informational pamphlet shall be set by the county school superintendent.