Revoking Existing Referendum Revenue Authorization^ Approving New Authorization
Pipestone Area School District School District · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
The board of Independent School District No. 2689 (Pipestone Area Schools), Minnesota has proposed to revoke the School District's existing referendum revenue authorization of $474.26 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $1,500 per pupil, subject to an annual increase at the rate of inflation. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be first levied in 2026 for taxes payable in 2027 and applicable for ten (10) years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the revocation of the existing referendum authorization and the approval of the new authorization proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 2689 (Pipestone Area Schools), Minnesota 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 Pipestone Area Schools (Independent School District No. 2689) whether to revoke the district's current referendum revenue authorization of $474.26 per pupil and replace it with a new one of $1,500 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 amount would rise each year with inflation. It would be first levied in 2026 for taxes payable in 2027 and last ten years, unless it is revoked or reduced as provided by law. The ballot notes that a YES vote is a vote for a property tax increase. A YES vote revokes the old authorization and approves the new one. A NO vote means neither change is made.
Fiscal impact
Replaces $474.26 per pupil with $1,500 per pupil, rising with inflation, for ten years starting with taxes payable in 2027.
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