Rumson Board of Education Bond Proposal Question — $13,603,291 Deane-Porter and Forrestdale school improvements (Monmouth County)

What it does

The Board of Education of the Borough of Rumson in the County of Monmouth, New Jersey is authorized: (a) to provide for renovations, alterations, improvements and additions at Deane-Porter Elementary School and Forrestdale School, including acquisition and installation of equipment, fixtures and furnishings, site work and related work and costs; (b) to appropriate $13,603,291 for such purposes and (c) to issue bonds of the school district in the principal amount of $13,603,291. The final eligible costs of the projects approved by the Commissioner of Education are $5,089,965 (with $4,249,213 allocated to Deane-Porter Elementary School and $840,752 allocated to Forrestdale School). The projects include $1,412,459 allocated to Forrestdale School for elements in addition to the facilities efficiency standards developed by the Commissioner of Education or not otherwise eligible for State support pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5(g). Under State law the debt service aid percentage as defined is zero percent, but the state share will be 40% of the annual debt service due with respect to the final eligible costs of the projects, contingent on annual state budget appropriations. The Board of Education is authorized to transfer funds among the projects approved at this election. Do you approve this bond proposal?

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

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).

Official text: source

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Quick answers

How many votes does Rumson Board of Education Bond Proposal Question 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 Rumson Board of Education Bond Proposal Question?

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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.