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Strongsville School Issue

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

2 Wards Supported School Bond Issue, 2 Defeated It

Issue 116 won in 19 precincts, lost in 16 and tied in 1

  Voters in Strongsville's Ward 4 gave the heartiest endorsement to Issue 116, the bond issue for the Strongsville schools, while Ward 3 gave it the least support. Unofficial figures from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections show the issue passed with 53 percent of the vote in Ward 4 and with 51 percent in Ward 2. In Ward 3, about 47.8 percent voted yes, and in Ward 1, 48.4 percent did. While the measure appeared after Election Day to have won by 3 votes, the outcome won't be known until the rest of the absentee votes and some 698 provisional ballots are counted. Those results are expected Friday, Nov. 16. In raw numbers, precinct breakdowns show that: • In Ward 1, the issue went down by 165 votes, 2,465 to 2,630. Five precincts voted …

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Strongsville School Issue May Have Passed and School Bond Issue Will Be Decided by Provisional Ballots

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Debbie Palmer

3:49 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Lyn, you are absolutely right -- I typed the wrong number. I just corrected it. Thanks so much for catching it and letting me know!   more ›

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

UPDATE: Bond Issue for Strongsville Schools

Issue 116 ends Election Day in defeat, but is passing in the morning

  NOTE: This story has been updated Nov. 7 with new figures. With all 36 precincts counted, the Strongsville School District's bond issue appeared to have lost by 83 votes, but new figures available Wednesday morning show the issue has passed by 28 votes.  However, there will be a recount and provisional votes may not have not been counted. The final tally was 11,006 against Issue 116 and 10,923 in favor, according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. On Wednesday morning, the vote is shown at 11,222 for and 11,194 against. Here is a statement by Superintendent John Krupinski: "It is a great day for our district, the Strongsville community, but more importantly, it is a great day for our students. We want to …

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5 Things You Should Know About the School Bond Issue, Center Middle School, Strongsville High School, and 1 more ›

Michelle Mercuri

8:01 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

My understanding is that provisional ballots will not be counted for 10 days post-election (the 16th). That said, the above article indicates that "The final tally was...", and nowhere on the CC Board of Elections site does it state that ANY of the results are final. Especially when the numbers are as close as these are, we need to allow the CCBOE to go through their process and respect the …   more ›

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