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School District Question 1: APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION

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School District Question 1: APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION is a levy question for Independent School District No. 709 (Duluth Public Schools) on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Would revoke the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization of its existing per-pupil amount and replace it with a new authorization of $438.00 per pupil for ten years. $438.00 per pupil, replacing its existing per-pupil amount

A yes vote means: The district's per-pupil referendum authorization changes to $438.00 per pupil.
A no vote means: The existing referendum revenue authorization is not revoked or replaced.

Levy question Independent School District No. 709 (Duluth Public Schools)

Cost, rate or term as stated: $438.00 per pupil, replacing its existing per-pupil amount
How it reached the ballot: School Board
Official ballot language:
The School Board of lndependent School District No. 709 (Duluth Public Schools), Minnesota has proposed to increase its general education revenue by the following amounts for taxes payable in the years specified: $438.00 per pupil for taxes payable in 2027; and $933.00 per pupil, which will replace the $438.00 per pupil for taxes payable in 2028 through 2036, and that amount would increase annually by the rate of inflation commencing with taxes payable in 2029. The proposed new referendum revenue authorizations would be applicable for a total of ten years, unless otherwise revoked or reduced…

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