What does a YES vote on Elwood Community School Corporation mean?

Elwood Community School Corporation would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.4900 and no more than $2,500,000 a year, to fund teacher and staff retention to keep class sizes, transportation, technology, and school safety and security; a median $100,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $245.

What does a NO vote on Elwood Community School Corporation mean?

Elwood Community School Corporation would not raise property taxes for this purpose.

How many votes does Elwood 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 Elwood 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.

Elwood Community School Corporation — Operating Referendum (Madison County)

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 4:33 PM ET

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

What it does: Shall the Elwood Community School Corporation, Madison County, Indiana, increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than eight (8) years immediately following the holding of the referendum for the purpose of funding teacher and staff retention and recruitment efforts to maintain current class sizes, student transportation, student and staff technology programs, and school safety and security programs and projects by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.4900 per $100 of net assessed value and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $2,500,000. If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, for a median residence of $100,000, the property’s annual property tax bill would increase by $245 per year.
A YES vote means: Elwood Community School Corporation would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.4900 and no more than $2,500,000 a year, to fund teacher and staff retention to keep class sizes, transportation, technology, and school safety and security; a median $100,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $245.
A NO vote means: Elwood Community School Corporation would not raise property taxes for this purpose.
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 Elwood's referendum resolution on June 22, 2026 and approved the ballot language on July 2.

The corporation's Revenue Spending Plan estimates $1,700,000 a year, based on an anticipated rate of $0.4900. It allocates $1,050,000 to staff retention and recruitment to maintain class sizes, $350,000 to student transportation, $250,000 to technology and $50,000 to the existing school resource officer.

The plan says the transportation money would cover part of the pay for about 8 bus drivers and 5 bus monitors, plus fuel and maintenance.

Put on the ballot by Elwood Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees, resolution filed with the DLGF June 22, 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 Elwood Community School Corporation mean?: Elwood Community School Corporation would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.4900 and no more than $2,500,000 a year, to fund teacher and staff retention to keep class sizes, transportation, technology, and school safety and security; a median $100,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $245.
What does a NO vote on Elwood Community School Corporation mean?: Elwood Community School Corporation would not raise property taxes for this purpose.
How many votes does Elwood 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 Elwood 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 Madison County ballot.

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