Revoking Existing Referendum Revenue Authorization^ Approving New Authorization
Benson Public School District School District · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
The school board of Independent School District No. 777 (Benson Public Schools) has proposed to revoke the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization of $710.70 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $1,410.70 per pupil. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for ten years commencing with taxes payable in 2027 and increase each year by the rate of inflation beginning with taxes payable in 2028, unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization be revoked, and the increase in the revenue proposed by the school board of Independent School District No. 777 be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
This question asks voters in Benson Public Schools (Independent School District No. 777) to revoke the district's existing referendum revenue authorization of $710.70 per pupil and replace it with a new one of $1,410.70 per pupil. Referendum revenue is extra general operating money that voters approve for the district. It comes from a local property tax and, in some districts, partly from state aid. The new authorization would last ten years starting with taxes payable in 2027, and rise each year with inflation beginning with taxes payable in 2028. A YES vote revokes the existing authorization and approves the new one. A NO vote leaves the existing authorization in place and does not approve the new one. The ballot notes that a YES vote is a vote for a property tax increase.
Fiscal impact
Replaces $710.70 per pupil with $1,410.70 per pupil, for ten years starting with taxes payable in 2027, adjusted for inflation from taxes payable in 2028.
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