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Butte County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Measure Q
Abolishing Trustee Areas
Durham Unified School District
Majority Approval Required

Pass: 640 / 56.3% Yes votes ...... 497 / 43.7% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures
Results as of Nov 9 12:01am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (6/6)
Information shown below: Official Information | Impartial Analysis | Arguments |

For the abolishment of Trustee Areas in Durham Unified School District
___ Yes

For the abolishment of Trustee Areas in Durham Unified School District
___ No

Official Sources of Information
Impartial Analysis from Butte County Counsel
The Durham Unified School District ("District") measure is being submitted to the voters in the District pursuant to Education Code section 5020. The measure has come to the ballot as a result of actions taken by both the Butte County Committee on School District Organization and the Durham Unified School District Board of Education. There are 5 trustees of the Durham Unified School District Board of Trustees. The District is divided into 5 "trustee areas". Pursuant to the existing requirements of the District, members serving on the Board of Trustees of the Durham Unified School District must reside in the geographic Trustee Area they represent. A majority "yes" vote on the measure will eliminate the existing residency requirement as to Trustee Areas. This would mean that the only residency requirement applicable to a Board of Trustees member would be that he or she must be a resident of the District, without regard to residency within any particular Trustee Area. In order to serve on the Board of Trustees they must be a registered voter and reside within the District. A majority "yes" vote would not affect the status of any of the current incumbent Governing Board Members. A majority "yes" vote would simply mean that in future elections, voters would select Board of Trustee members for the entire District on an at-large basis, without regard to the geographic area of the District in which the candidates for any particular Board of Trustee vacancy reside. A majority "no" vote on the measure will not eliminate the existing residency requirement as to Trustee Areas discussed above. Thus, a majority "no" vote on the measure would not change the existing residency requirement of the District set forth above.

s/Bruce S. Alpert, Butte County Counsel

by
s/David M. McClain, Assistant County Counsel

The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure Q. If you desire a copy of the measure, please call the Elections Official's Office at 1-800-894-7761 or (530) 538-7761 and a copy will be mailed to you at no cost.

Contact FOR Measure Q:
http://www.durhamunified.org

Sponsoring Group Durham Unified School District

Address 9420 Putney Drive, PO Box 300, Durham CA 95938-0300

Contact

Telephone (530) 895-4675

Fax (530) 895-4692

  
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