When It Comes to a Bond Vote, Absentee Voters Just Aren't With You.

Calkins, Kenneth L.

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Publication Date: 1986

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When It Comes to a Bond Vote, Absentee Voters Just Aren't With You.

Calkins, Kenneth L.

American School Board Journal, v173 n10 p32-33 Oct 1986

A survey of absentee voting in the Highline (Washington) School District revealed that mailed-in ballots have no better than--and often less than--a 50-50 chance of favoring school finance issues. School officials should reconsider encouraging the growth of voting by mail. (IW)

Descriptors: Bond Issues, Community Relations, Community Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination, Profiles, Program Effectiveness, Public Opinion, Public Support, Statistical Surveys, Voting

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Oregon

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