According to unofficial results, Denton ISD voters have approved raising the district's tax rate.
Proposition A received 52.93% of votes in favor with 17,441 votes. There were 15,511 votes or 47.07% of voters against the proposition.
All Denton County precincts are reporting as of 12:23 a.m. Results are unofficial until canvassed.
Updated 11 p.m.
With 62.5% of Denton County precincts reporting, Denton ISD voters are in favor of the district's tax rate election with 53.1% in favor, or 14,598 votes.
Updated 10 p.m.
Unofficial results show from Denton County show Denton ISD voters are in favor of the district's tax rate election.
Proposition A has 54.07% in favor, or 12,705 votes. There are 10,791 votes against the proposition, with 28.75% of Denton County precincts reporting.
Posted 7:05 p.m.
Denton County has released unofficial early voting totals for the Denton ISD tax rate election.
Proposition A has 55.27% in favor, or 10,736 votes. Of early voting results, 8,690 voters, or 44.73% voted against the proposition.
What's on the ballot?
Voters are considering raising the tax rate to $1.2069 per $100 of assessed value.
This rate is 5 cents higher than the rate of $1.1569 per $100 of assessed value, which is the highest the district can set without a tax rate election and will be the district’s tax rate should voters deny the proposition.
If approved, the tax rate increase is expected to generate around $26.91 million in new revenue for the district, which would result in a projected surplus of more than $11 million. This would help address the district’s projected shortfall of $15 million. Officials plan to earmark funds to support costs associated with instruction, district operations, general administration and other services.
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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