This publication summarizes research findings and other data on school financial elections during the past decade in an attempt to provide school officials with a useful compilation of the available information. Major topics addressed in the report include 1) general trends regarding school financial elections in the 1960s and early 1970s, 2) public opinion about local schools and taxes, 3) educational research literature on voter behavior in school financial elections, and 4) campaign strategies that have proved beneficial to school officials in school financial elections. Also included is a bibliography that lists 88 publications dealing with recent trends in school financial elections, voter behavior, or campaign strategies. (Author/JG)