Minnesota school levy election results

MPR News reporter Tom Weber reports on the results of school levy votes around Minnesota

RESULT IN: Anoka-Hennepin levies - questions 1 and 2 PASS; question 3 FAILS.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:18:34 AM
Turnout in Anoka-Hennepin was 26%, which supt. Dennis Carlson said was low for an odd-year election.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:27:58 AM
RESULT IN: Lester Prairie bond vote to raise $5 million for school building improvements FAILS.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:31:42 AM
RESULT IN: East Central schools (Norwood-Young America) had three Q's on ballot, TWO PASSED. Levy renewal passed, but tax increase failed.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:35:24 AM
RESULT IN: Saint Peter school levy PASSES, 1290-859. Question would raise property taxes.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:36:37 AM
RESULT IN: Nevis, MN schools - Question 1 PASSES; question 2 FAILS. Both questions would raise property taxes.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:38:49 AM
RESULT IN: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted school levy PASSES. District was seeking levy renewal.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:39:56 AM
RESULT IN: Delano school levy FAILS, district was seeking tax increase.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:43:08 AM
RESULT IN: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school levy PASSES w/ 2/3 of all 'yes' votes; district was seeking levy renewal.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:47:06 AM
RESULT IN: Eveleth-Gilbert schools had two questions - BOTH PASSED. One would renew a levy; the other would raise taxes for addt'l funds.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:50:10 AM
RESULTS IN: Waconia schools - both referenda, related to buying land and building a new school, FAILED.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:50:53 AM
Thief River Falls schools - both questions PASSED - know how I know? Their website blasts rally music: j.mp

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:52:39 AM
RESULT: ThiefRiverFalls, both Q's PASS. Levy renewal, plus a major $54m bond for bldg repairs. Their homepage is happy: j.mp

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:55:23 AM
RESULT IN: (can't remember if I tweeted this) - North St. Paul-M'wood-Oakdale levy PASSES. District sought levy renewal.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 5:59:26 AM
Update: Looks like Owatonna vote failed by 11 votes, not 10. SoS office appears to have updated numbers by one.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 6:06:31 AM
From @duluthnews: Voters in Duluth reject all three referenda: j.mp

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 6:10:40 AM
RESULTS (in case I forgot to tweet these): Fridley and Edina each had two school Q's -- all four questions PASSED.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 6:19:10 AM
RESULT: Richfield school levy FAILS; district was seeking tax increase.

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 6:20:36 AM
RESULT: Westonka, MN schools - all THREE Q's PASS. Q1 was levy renewal; Q2/Q3 were $30m in bonds for building repairs/improvements

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 6:24:10 AM
In Pine River-Backus, both Q's PASSED. First renews $1 levy; Second funds $4m for new bus garage + other repairs (no tax hike for either)

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 6:27:53 AM
By my count, 95 of the 126 MN school dists (75%) that had Q's before voters had at least one Q pass

by webertom1 via twitter 11/9/2011 7:08:04 AM

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