Re: questions about school district levy

[bainbridge@moscow.com]

I might be able to answer one of your questions.  I think the main reason the 
two elections can't (or shouldn't) be combined is because the school district 
is quite large and covers much more than the city.  Only those people who 
actually reside within the City limits can vote in the city election.  So you'd 
have to have one section for city election only; and one section for school 
district only; and maybe one section for both.  Trust me when I say that there 
is a great deal to running an election.

However, I did discuss this idea with the school district's secretary who 
handles the election and she agreed it would be a voting nightmare.  Perhaps 
there could be a way in the future to handle such elections.  I will discuss 
this with officials at Boise to see if they have any ideas.

Chris Bainbridge
Moscow City Clerk

>
 I have barely recovered from the Moscow city elections to discover that
> there is another election, nine days after the city election, to decide
> the Moscow school district levy.
>     Why weren't the two elections combined?   Sure, I understand
> slightly different constituencies are involved, but the problems do not
> seem insurmountable.  Combining the elections would lower costs, make
> the voting much simpler, and certainly raise the voter participation
> rate at the school levy election.  Did anyone at the school district or
> city consider combining the elections?
>     I hope someone can answer another question for me:  At the school
> district election, is there a requirement for a minimum number of voters
> to vote in that election to pass the levy--or is it just a percentage of
> whoever votes?
>     BL
> 


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