What does a YES vote on Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation mean?

Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation would continue its referendum property tax for up to eight years, renewing its 2018 referendum tax (then $0.10), at a rate of up to $0.09 and no more than $4,400,000 a year, to fund school safety, including the Clark-Pleasant police department, and student support services.

What does a NO vote on Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation mean?

The referendum tax would not continue; a median $300,000 home's yearly tax bill would drop by $127.

How many votes does Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation?

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.

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.

Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation — Operating Referendum (Extension) (Johnson County)

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 4:07 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026 · Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation school district voters

What it does: Shall Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation continue to increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of funding and maintaining school safety initiatives, including the Clark-Pleasant police department, student support services and programming in response to reductions in property tax revenue by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.09 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $4,400,000. If this operating referendum public question is NOT approved by the voters, for a median residence of $300,000, the property's annual property tax bill would decrease by $127 per year. If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, it would be a renewal of the most recent operating referendum public question passed in 2018 with a property tax rate of $0.10.
A YES vote means: Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation would continue its referendum property tax for up to eight years, renewing its 2018 referendum tax (then $0.10), at a rate of up to $0.09 and no more than $4,400,000 a year, to fund school safety, including the Clark-Pleasant police department, and student support services.
A NO vote means: The referendum tax would not continue; a median $300,000 home's yearly tax bill would drop by $127.
Needed to pass: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Left–right lean: Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

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

The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance received Clark-Pleasant's resolution on June 18, 2026 and approved the ballot language. The approved language describes this as a renewal of the corporation's 2018 operating referendum, which passed with a rate of $0.10; the proposed rate is $0.09.

Based on the Johnson County Auditor's certification, the approved language says that for a median home of $300,000, the annual property tax bill would decrease by $127 if the renewal is not approved.

The corporation's Revenue Spending Plan estimates $4,400,000 in 2027: $2,000,000 for safety initiatives, including the Clark-Pleasant police department, and $2,400,000 for student support services and programming.

Put on the ballot by Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees, resolution filed with the DLGF June 18, 2026 (board vote date/tally not found in an online official record).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation mean?: Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation would continue its referendum property tax for up to eight years, renewing its 2018 referendum tax (then $0.10), at a rate of up to $0.09 and no more than $4,400,000 a year, to fund school safety, including the Clark-Pleasant police department, and student support services.
What does a NO vote on Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation mean?: The referendum tax would not continue; a median $300,000 home's yearly tax bill would drop by $127.
How many votes does Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation need to pass?: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Should I vote yes or no on Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation?: 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.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Johnson County ballot.

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