November 6, 2001 Official Results

Official results from the Board of Elections Office.

CLARKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD SPECIAL REFERENDUM                         
Shall a one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes to continue to be imposed, levied and collected in Clarke County School District for a period of time not to exceed five years (20 calendar quarters), beginning immediately upon the expiration of the one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes which was approved by a majority of the voters of Athens-Clarke County in March, 1997, and for the raising of not more than $87,849,000 for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of replacing approximately 80 portable classrooms with permananet classrooms, which may involve additions to existing schools or may involve the construction  of new school facilities, renovations and/or additions to Clarke Central High School, Clarke Middle School, Alps Road Elementary School, Gaines Elementary School, Cedar Shoals High School, Barnett Shoals Elementary School, Barrow Elementary School, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, Chase Street Elementary School, Cleveland Road Elementary School, Coile Middle School, Fourth Street Elementary School, Fowler Drive Elementary School, H.T. Edwards Building, Hilsman Middle School, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, Timothy Road Elementary School, West Broad School Building (which currently houses the Rutland Center), Whit Davis Road Elementary School, Whitehead Road Elementary School, Winterville Elementary School, the acquisition, construction and equipping of an alternative learning center, acquiring any necessary real or personal property and equipment (including acquiring improved or unimproved land and existing buildings to renovate for future school sites) and adding to, renovating, repairing, improving and equipping other existing educational buildings, properties and facilities of the School District, including, without limitation, Old Winterville High School, athletic, transportation, maintenance and plant services facilities, and technology upgrades to all School District  facilities, and paying expenses incident thereto, at a cost of approximately $87,849,000? If the continuation of the imposition of the tax is approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of Clarke County School District in the aggregate principal amount of  $40,000,000 for the above purpose.                         
PRECINCT 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B 5C 5D 6A 6B 6C 7A 7B 7C 8A 8B 8C SUBTOTAL ABSENTEE TOTAL
TOTAL REGISTERED 1666 2027 2982 2131 2367 1297 1672 1152 1840 1107 1788 1401 1277 1457 2438 2764 2270 2285 1925 2459 2261 1097     41663
# VOTED MACHINES 317 357 756 216 231 137 108 52 294 269 246 208 205 228 399 579 375 420 388 423 503 149     6860
# VOTED ABSENTEE 10 7 20 9 7 4 5 0 12 15 9 9 5 9 16 22 16 18 20 13 17 0     243
TOTAL VOTED 327 364 776 225 238 141 113 52 306 284 255 217 210 237 415 601 391 438 408 436 520 149     7103
PERCENT VOTED 19.6% 18.0% 26.0% 10.6% 10.1% 10.9% 6.8% 4.5% 16.6% 25.7% 14.3% 15.5% 16.4% 16.3% 17.0% 21.7% 17.2% 19.2% 21.2% 17.7% 23.0% 13.6%     17.0%
YES 200 244 575 160 179 120 89 45 245 172 172 159 154 172 287 449 290 313 282 327 379 103 5116 150 5266
NO 107 113 176 56 52 17 19 7 49 94 74 49 51 56 111 130 85 107 106 96 124 46 1725 92 1817
Winterville City Council                         
Top 2 Are Elected to Winterville City Council's 2 Open Seats
MARY W. QUINN (INC) 104                                           104 4 108
KENNETH P. TWEEDELL 75                                           75 2 77
MARY D. WILLIAMS 64                                           64 2 66

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