As reported in The Explorer,voters in the Amphitheater School District passed Proposition 403, the maintenance and operations property tax override by the slimest of margins---28 votes.
As Dave Perry noted in his editorial, Amphitheater has 71,029 registered voters, according to the recorder's office. Turnout was 19,888.That means more than 50,000 people didn't cast a ballot, thereby empowering the minority to make a $7.5 million annual taxation decision for the majority.
Regardless of where you stood on this issue, hopefully, it will be a good lessen in our upcoming election for mayor & 3 council seats. YOUR VOTE DOES COUNT!
Read The Explorer story & editorial here.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2009/11/11/news/doc4af9f311aba4c603675785.txt
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2009/11/11/opinion/editorials/doc4af9fd0802963626983298.txt
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