What does a YES vote on River Forest Community School Corporation mean?

River Forest Community School Corporation would continue its referendum property tax for up to eight years, renewing its 2019 referendum tax (then $1.19), at a rate of up to $0.9912 and no more than $3,000,000 a year, to fund transportation, teacher and staff retention, and health and safety including school resource officers.

What does a NO vote on River Forest Community School Corporation mean?

The referendum tax would not continue; a median $150,000 home's yearly tax bill would drop by $589.

How many votes does River Forest 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 River Forest 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.

River Forest Community School Corporation — Operating Referendum (Extension) (Lake County)

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

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026 · River Forest Community School Corporation school district voters

What it does: Shall the River Forest Community School Corporation continue to increase property taxes paid to the School Corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of sustaining educational and operational funding stability in response to reductions in property tax revenue, maintaining student transportation, supporting and retaining teachers and staff, and supporting essential health and safety initiatives, including the retention of school resource officers by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.9912 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $3,000,000. If this operating referendum public question is NOT approved by the voters, for a median residence of $150,000, the property's annual tax bill would decrease by $589 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 2019 with a property tax rate of $1.19.
A YES vote means: River Forest Community School Corporation would continue its referendum property tax for up to eight years, renewing its 2019 referendum tax (then $1.19), at a rate of up to $0.9912 and no more than $3,000,000 a year, to fund transportation, teacher and staff retention, and health and safety including school resource officers.
A NO vote means: The referendum tax would not continue; a median $150,000 home's yearly tax bill would drop by $589.
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

According to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, River Forest Community School Corporation submitted its board resolution proposing the referendum on July 6, 2026, at a tax rate of $0.9912 per $100 of assessed value.

The Lake County Auditor certified the corporation's median household assessed value at $150,000, and estimated that the annual tax bill on that home would fall by $589 if the referendum is not approved.

The question is a renewal of the operating referendum voters approved in 2019.

The department found the proposed ballot language complied with Indiana law and approved it on July 7, 2026.

Put on the ballot by River Forest Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees (resolution submitted to DLGF July 6, 2026; board vote not stated in the DLGF determination).

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on River Forest Community School Corporation mean?: River Forest Community School Corporation would continue its referendum property tax for up to eight years, renewing its 2019 referendum tax (then $1.19), at a rate of up to $0.9912 and no more than $3,000,000 a year, to fund transportation, teacher and staff retention, and health and safety including school resource officers.
What does a NO vote on River Forest Community School Corporation mean?: The referendum tax would not continue; a median $150,000 home's yearly tax bill would drop by $589.
How many votes does River Forest 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 River Forest 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 Lake County ballot.

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