Ballot Question 4

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Ballot Question 4

• How to vote your intent

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Question 4a

• 4a Shall the town of Needham be allowed to assess
  an additional 6,970,000 in real estate and
  personal property taxes for the purpose of
  operating the Municipal Government and the Public
  Schools and funding infrastructure maintenance
  programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  2002?
• YES NO

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Question 4b

• 4b Shall the town of Needham be allowed to assess
  an additional 5,656,000 in real estate and
  personal property taxes for the purpose of
  operating the Municipal Government and the Public
  Schools and funding infrastructure maintenance
  programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  2002?
• YES NO

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Question 4c

• 4c Shall the town of Needham be allowed to assess
  an additional 4,650,000 in real estate and
  personal property taxes for the purpose of
  operating the Municipal Government and the Public
  Schools and funding infrastructure maintenance
  programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  2002?
• YES NO

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How the outcome is determined

• The question with the highest dollar amount with
  a majority (gt50) will be enacted

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Example 1

• IF
• 4a (highest) receives 51
• 4b (middle) receives 80
• 4c (lowest) receives 90
• THEN

4a wins 6,970,000
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Example 2

• IF
• 4a receives 43
• 4b receives 53
• 4c receives 63
• THEN

4b wins 5,656,000
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Example 3

• IF
• 4a receives 41
• 4b receives 49
• 4c receives 51
• THEN

4c wins 4,650,000
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Example 4

• IF
• 4a receives 41
• 4b receives 44
• 4c receives 49

THEN override fails
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To make your vote count

• Vote on all three questions
• Vote yes for the highest level you support and
  all levels below that amount
• The dollar amounts will not be added together
• The question with the highest dollar amount with
  a majority will be enacted

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Why you cant just vote for the one you want--an
example

• If 20 of the town voted yes for 4a only
• and 20 of the town voted yes for 4b only
• and 20 of the town voted yes for 4c only
• Then although 60 of the town voted in favor of
  the override, it would fail because no question
  received a majority.

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Make your vote count

• To support the highest level
• 4a-YES 4b-YES 4c-YES
• To support the middle level
• 4a-NO 4b-YES 4c-YES
• To support lowest level
• 4a-NO 4b-NO 4c-YES
• To support no override
• 4a-NO 4b-NO 4c-NO

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Q4a
Q4b
Q4c
Example--WRONG WAY
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
3
1
1
3
1
3
TOTAL
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Q4a
Q4b
Q4c
Example--RIGHT WAY
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
3
1
2
2
3
1
TOTAL
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Dates to Remember

• Election November 5, 2002
• Deadline to register October 16, 2002