The
district’s 30-year referendum passed by a margin of just five
votes: 16,748 to 16,743, during
a controversial election when
many people cast their ballots by mail to avoid in-person voting due
to safety concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.
The
Racine Unified School District Board of Canvassers certified the
election results on Tuesday, confirming that the district’s
referendum passed by a margin of just five votes.
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The
referendum money is set to fund $598 million in projects, including
construction as well as debt service for that work. In total, it
allows the district to levy $1 billion over 30 years.
After
the board certified the results, anyone who voted in that election
could file a petition to request a full recount.
George
Meyers, a member of the HOT
Government citizens group (known for its continual criticism of local
government actions) and
one of the three hosts of the Talking
Racine online commentary program,
filed a petition on behalf of HOT Government. In the afternoon, HOT
Government posted on Facebook, saying it filed the petition that got
the recount process started.
HOT
(Honest, Open, Transparent) Government made the following statement
Wednesday: “Hot Government a grassroots citizen’s organization
stands for honest, open and transparent government. HOT believes the
Racine Unified billion-dollar referendum was electioneered and
politically motivated by the City of Racine. There are number of
discrepancies that we want to investigate, and we will continue to
keep the public informed.
The
petition filed by Meyers alleges that poll workers who supported the
referendum performed “electioneering” at polling places and that
“ballots were changed to falsely represent the intents of the
voter,” although no direct evidence was included in the petition.
Go Get'em George !
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