Bonds and Local Option Elections

Historical school district, community college and ESD bond and local option election results. All results are unofficial. If the button above does not work, please click on this link: https://osba.enviseams.com/MyResources/links/bond-elections... Read More

OSBA Resources OSBA Election Results AnalyzerDetailed historical analysis of election results, including recent bond/local option election results. Must have an OSBA member login Oregon School Bond Manual (PDF)The school bond... Read More

Won your election? Celebrate! Evaluate! Keep your community informed Congratulations! Thanks to all your hard work, your students will have the classrooms and facilities they need for learning! Now it’s... Read More

Lost your election? Here’s help to assure success next time As you total up the votes and have your superintendent/mayor or city manager sign personalized notes to all the volunteers... Read More

Keep organization simple School election campaigns usually don’t require a complicated campaign structure. Assign one person, the chair, to coordinate the overall campaign. Set up specific committees to handle the... Read More

Conducting successful bond elections A school board’s decision to put a bond levy on the ballot should trigger a number of district information and community-sponsored activities. These activities should involve... Read More

Setting the levy amount with community input Successful bond measures require community ownership. Districts should involve key community leaders in a broadbased community advisory committee charged with reviewing and setting priorities... Read More

Community members forming political action committees to support a school district bond measure have asked for clarification of rules regarding registering their PACs. OSBA learned the following from the state... Read More

The following guidelines provide some general legal principles found in case and statutory law (ORS 260.432). School district, education service district and community college board members and administrators are encouraged to... Read More

Oregon school districts, education service districts and community colleges can issue general obligation bonds only if they have voter approval of a bond levy authorizing them to do so. These resources... Read More

Oregon school districts, education service districts and community colleges must seek voter approval authorizing them to issue general obligation bonds. Authorization requires a simple majority vote in any May or... Read More

Bond projects take a lot of time and hard work, but there is help for school districts, ESDs and community colleges. From pre-bond planning to design to construction, the experts... Read More