SPOKANE, Wash. – The unofficial results of the 2024 Special Election are in and the Spokane School District may not see the outcome they were looking for.
Our partners at The Spokesman-Review said voters approved the districts Proposition Number One with 22,301 voting yes and 18,474 voting no.
Proposition No. 1 is a three-year replacement levy comprising 13.9% of the school’s budget. The proposed three-year replacement levy would authorize the collection of taxes to provide up to $95,000,000 in 2025, $99,000,000 in 2026 and $103,000,000 in 2027. An estimated $2.50 per $1,000 assessed value is required to produce these amounts.
Proposition No. 2 is a bond that would authorize the school district to issue no more than $200,000,000 for eight major projects, including modernizing the old section of North Central High School and Garry Middle School.
The bond requires 60% of the vote to pass and currently sits at 54.36% with 21,366 votes to approve and 17,940 rejecting the measure. According to our partners at The Spokesman-Review, this is the first time in over 50 years Spokane Voters will fail a Spokane Public Schools bond.
The Spokesman Review said Bond requests were rejected in Spokane, Cheney, Deer Park, West Valley and Riverside.
For more information on the Spokane School District Proposition One and Two, visit the Spokane County Special Elections Voters Pamphlet.
