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March 20 Douglas County School Bond Referendum Passes
Written by Bradley Forschner   
Tuesday, 20 March 2007

The Douglas County School Bond Referendum held on March 20, 2007 was approved by voters.

Election results were:

6% - Yes
3% - No
90% - Did not vote

Out of the 120,000 estimated residents in Douglas County, 58,199 are registered voters or roughly 50%.

Voter turnout was 9.57% of registered voters, this means only 5,572 voters turned out for this referendum. That's roughly about 5% of the residents of Douglas County. Historically, this is nearly twice the number of voters who usually turn out at special elections.

Of the registered voters who voted, 65% voted for the referendum, with 35% opposed. The actual unofficial vote count was 3621 votes for the referendum and 1951 votes against.

Of all the registered voters of Douglas County, only 6.22% supported the referendum and 3.35% opposed it.

Roughly this means, of the residents of Douglas County,

3%
Voted in support of the bond referendum.
1.6% Voted against the referendum.
45.2% Are registered voters but did not vote.
50.2% Are not registered to vote.

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