Center Joint Unified School District Measure E (Sacramento County)

What it does

To upgrade local schools; improve school and student safety; replace leaky roofs and decaying pipes; replace failing heating and cooling systems; and update hands-on science and early job training classrooms and accommodate growing enrollment, shall Center Joint Unified School District’s measure authorizing $197 million in bonds, at legal rates, levying approximately $60 per $100,000 assessed value, (averaging $12,300,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight and audits, all funds staying local and none for administrator salaries, be adopted?

A YES vote means

Center Joint Unified could issue $197 million in bonds to improve safety, replace roofs, pipes and heating/cooling, update classrooms and add space for enrollment, repaid by a property tax of about $60 per $100,000 of assessed value (about $12,300,000 a year on average).

A NO vote means

Center Joint Unified would not issue these $197 million in bonds, and the related property tax would not be levied.

Needed to pass

A 55% supermajority: at least 55 out of every 100 YES and NO votes must be YES, so a measure can get a majority and still fail.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

Measure E was placed on the ballot by the governing board of the Center Joint Unified School District and needs 55% of the vote to pass, according to County Counsel's impartial analysis.

It would authorize up to $197 million in general obligation bonds for acquiring, building, rehabilitating, furnishing and equipping district facilities on the measure's project list; bond money cannot be used for operating costs such as administrator or teacher salaries, and a citizens' oversight committee and annual audits are required.

The District estimates an average annual tax of $54.94 per $100,000 of assessed value, collected through fiscal year 2068-69, with about $517 million repaid in total including interest; the ballot question cites approximately $60 per $100,000.

Put on the ballot by Center Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees (2026).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Center Joint Unified School District Measure E mean?

Center Joint Unified could issue $197 million in bonds to improve safety, replace roofs, pipes and heating/cooling, update classrooms and add space for enrollment, repaid by a property tax of about $60 per $100,000 of assessed value (about $12,300,000 a year on average).

What does a NO vote on Center Joint Unified School District Measure E mean?

Center Joint Unified would not issue these $197 million in bonds, and the related property tax would not be levied.

How many votes does Center Joint Unified School District Measure E need to pass?

A 55% supermajority: at least 55 out of every 100 YES and NO votes must be YES, so a measure can get a majority and still fail.

Should I vote yes or no on Center Joint Unified School District Measure E?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.