Please VOTE on May 21st! Vote “IN FAVOR” of the Supplemental Levy

The levy is crucial to REBUILDING our school district. The chaos that the old board left has had a negative impact on our district. The naysayers who want to see our public school system dismantled are putting out a lot of misinformation. This isn’t new; they lied before.

They claimed that more than $1 million in school funds had been lost or misappropriated, yet a forensic audit by an impartial third party showed there were no “financial improprieties.”1 That useless audit cost our school district more than $50,000 – money we didn’t have to waste. Now these same people are urging others to vote against the levy. 

But here’s the truth about the levy:

The homeowner of a house valued at $350,000 with the homeowners exemption subtracted will pay just $212.47 per year or $17.70 per month.

The Levy will:

• fund a resource officer to help keep our kids safe
• provide critical maintenance needed to repair leaking roofs, heating systems, etc.
• provide funds to hire bus drivers and maintain our buses for the second largest school bus route in the state
• help feed our children so they can focus on learning and not their hunger
• help pay to retain and recruit the very best staff and teachers for our kids

We are asking you once again for your help so we can finish the job of restoring our schools. Our community needs to come together to feed and educate our children. Please get to the polls on May 21st (or vote early, or vote absentee – see next page!) and – bring a friend! – to vote “IN FAVOR” of the levy on May 21st.

FACTS: The State of Idaho does not fully fund schools. They pay for the bare bones needed for students to graduate with state requirements. Sports, bands, art, drama, resource officers, building maintenance, special staff, AP, career tech, additional teachers to keep class sizes reasonable, must be funded by local property taxes.

What the Levy Pays for

• Maintenance  $917,000
• Resource officer $72,000
• Sports  $376,000
• Transportation/new Buses $258,000
• Curricular, Technology: $126,000
• Staff: $1,423,382
• Teaching Staff: $1,262,244
• Health and liability insurance increases: $112,000.

To be eligible to vote in Idaho, you must:

• Be a citizen of the United States

• Have resided in Idaho and in the county for 30 days prior to Election day (May 21)

• Be 18 or older by Election Day

STEP 1: CHECK your voter registration information at VoteIdaho.gov 

• If the information is accurate, request an absentee ballot before May 10.
• If incorrect or NOT registered go to Step 2

STEP 2: REGISTER or update your address

• Bring Approved ID and Proof of Residence with you when you go to vote during early voting or on May 21.

STEP 3: VOTE

• Vote by absentee ballot
  • - Request at VoteIdaho.gov by May 10 - return by May 21 
• Vote early May 5 to May 17 at the Elections Office in Sandpoint, M-F, 9-5
• Vote in person on May 21 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
  • Find your polling location - Voteidaho.gov

Approved Photo Identification

• Current Idaho Driver’s License or Identification card
• Current U.S. Passport or Federal photo Identification card
• Current Tribal Identification card
• Current Concealed Weapons License issued by a County Sheriff in Idaho

Approved Proof of Residence:

• Any of the above photo IDs with correct residence address
• Current proof of car insurance
• Lease, or rental agreement
• A utility bill, excluding a cellular telephone bill
• A bank or credit card statement
• A paystub, paycheck, or government-issued check
• Enrollment papers issued for the current school year by a high school, or an accredited institution of higher education located within the state of Idaho

After April 26, register when you vote. Persons with felony violations that have been satisfied can vote.