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Levy and bond campaign trainings available

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:48:13 +0000

This blog post is by Kelly Munn, LEV’s State Field Director.

It’s bond and levy campaign season again! Are you new to this? Trying to get your head around how to run a campaign? Worried about the economic climate? Want to learn how to use social media?

There are two excellent trainings available to you. These trainings are designed for campaign committees or individuals from committees to learn how to run a successful campaigns.

I’ve been going to these trainings for ten years, and I have found them valuable every single time.

NW Securities
School Election Conference with Seattle

Thursday, Sept. 15
8:30am-2pm
Shoreline Conference Center
18560 1st Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
(map and directions)

Register today!

Keynote speakers include:

Tom Eiland, CFM Research, presenting 2011 voter survey results
Dick Davis, Washington Research Council, providing timely economic data and forecasts
Cathy Allen, The Connections Group, discussing election communication and campaign strategies

Break-out sessions include:

Bond and capital levy planning
Building a campaign around different demographic groups
Steps to creating a campaign
Using social media to build relationships with key supporters

D.A. Davidson & Co.
School Election Conference

Spokane: Wednesday, Sept. 21 – ESD 101 Spokane
Olympia: New Market Skills Center Olympia
9am-3:30pm

Register today!

Keynote speakers include:

Gay Campbell, C&M Communications, past president NSPRA
Jon Gores, Senior Vice President, D.A. Davidson & Co.

Using your own data, you will start your own, unique plan. You will learn about:

Your voters, characteristics of those who vote and what that means for your planning and strategies for success
Past election results and how to use those results to plan your next effort
Results of recent surveys that reveal voter attitudes
Strategies used by winners
Ways to use electronic and social media to reach the right people with the right messages
… and more

Snoqualmie Valley bond heads to recount

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:45:31 +0000

Parents and community members in the Snoqualmie Valley School District came through in a big way when they heard that the school bond was failing by one vote.

The final election results posted Feb. 23rd showed the bond received 5,972 approval votes (59.99%) out of 9,955 cast in the election. Just one vote was needed to receive the 60 percent supermajority required to pass a school bond.

The Snoqualmie Valley Star reported that the community responded within hours. A local parent setup a Facebook page to help raise money to pay for a recount in the election. A $2,650 check was hand-delivered to King County Elections the next day.

The hand-recount of the election is scheduled to begin this Thursday and the results released the following day.

At stake is more classroom space for a school district that is facing overcrowding. The 2010 Census numbers show Snoqualmie is the fastest growing city in our state, adding more than 9,000 residents in just 10 years (an increase of 550 percent).

Election night returns for school levies and bonds

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:55:02 +0000

Below is a list of February 8th election night returns for school levy and bond measures. All school levies are passing across the state, however a few are too close to call. School levies need a simple majority (50 percent plus one) approval of voters to pass.

Only a handful of the 18 bond measures across the state are passing. Bond measures need a 60 percent supermajority to pass.

Levies	Yes Votes	Bonds	Approval Votes
Almira	73.3	Asotin	40.7
Cascade	66.4	Cascade	46.2
Cashmere	66.5	Central Valley	46
Cashmere (capital levy)	66.2	Clarkston	42.6
Central Kitsap	52.2	East Valley	69.87
Chimacum	60	Evaline	64.5
Colton	68	Lynden	56
Columbia	62.7	Mead	48
Columbia (capital levy)	60.9	Peninsula	57.6
Cusick	67.6	Pioneer	47.4
Dayton	55	Prosser	56.6
Evaline	74.14	Royal	53
Garfield	75	Sedro-Woolley	63
Garfield (capital levy)	69.4	Selah	57.25
Highline	59.9	Snoqualmie Valley	58.5
Lake Chelan	59.7	Vashon Island (prop1)	58.2
Lake Washington (capital levy)	59.3	Vashon Island (prop2)	53.8
Lamont	62	Wapato	66
Longivew	59.5
Longview (capital levy)	59
Manson	66.2
Newport	60
Ocean Beach	65.9
Ocean Beach (capital levy)	64.2
Ocosta	64.3
Odessa	63.6
Odessa (capital levy)	62.7
Onalaska	51.8
Palouse	75
Pioneer	59.3
Pomeroy	57.11
Port Angeles	59
Port Townsend	66
Quillayute Valley	65
Reardan	55.8
Shelton	62.5
Southside	50.4
Sprague	72.7
Toledo	59.6
Toutle Lake	61
Toutle Lake (capital levy)	64
Trout Lake	69.8
Wilbur (capital levy)	58.3

Vote YES for kids and schools on Feb. 8

admin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:49:15 +0000

Kids and schools in your community are counting on your YES vote. We urge you to please mail your ballot by next Tuesday, February 8th.

View a list of schools with levy and/or bond elections on February 8th below. Links are provided to your school district or levy/bond website for more information.

Levies

Bonds

Ballots arriving soon for Feb. 8th special election

admin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:57:46 +0000

Watch your mailbox for your February 8th special election ballot. Many school districts will be running critical levy and bond votes on the ballot to pay for basic education costs and building improvements.

Initial returns for school levy and bond elections

admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:05:23 +0000

Here are the results based on initial returns for levy and bond elections across the state for the November 2, 2010 election. These numbers will continue to change as ballots are counted.

Maintenance and Operations Levies

Bainbridge Island – passing with 60.6% yes votes
Bellingham School District – passing with 58.2% yes votes
Benge #122 – passing with 71.4% yes votes
Seattle School District – passing with 63.8% yes votes

Bonds*

South Whidbey School District – failing with 42% yes votes
Colton #306 – failing with 52.1% yes votes
Elma – failing with 49.9% yes votes
Eastmont School District – passing with 57.6% yes votes

*School bond require a 60 percent supermajority to pass.

Capital Levies

Monroe School District – failing with 39.8% yes votes
Bainbridge Island – passing with 54.7% yes votes
Griffin – passing with 50.8% yes votes

Vote YES for schools

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:25:50 +0000

Ballots have been mailed and are now in the hands of voters. Newspapers across the state have written articles and editorials about the many reasons to vote YES for schools. Here are some of the articles:

Editorial | Schools deserve your vote (Everett Herald)
Column | Supporting schools won’t raise your taxes (Everett Herald)
Editorial | M&O levies crucial for local schools (Yakima Herald)
Richland schools seek replacement levy (Tri-City Herald)
Your levy ballot has arrived. Now what? (Kitsap Sun)
Lynden voters asked to approve levy; taxes would be lowered (Bellingham Herald)
Editorial | Especially now, yes for schools (Wenatchee World)
Editorial | Especially now, yes for schools (Skagit Valley Herald)
Editorial | Strong public schools vital to our society (Centralia Chronicle)
Vote yes on school levies (Seattle Times)