BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC NOTICES 3/5/24

NOTICE OF ELECTION

DOUGLAS COUNTY

SCHOOL DISTRICT 0059

(BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA

Public notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of Douglas County School District 0059 (Bennington Public Schools), in the State of Nebraska, that at a special election called and to be held on March 12, 2024, there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the District the following proposition:

“Shall Douglas County School District 0059 (Bennington Public Schools), in the State of Nebraska, issue the bonds of said District in the principal amount of not to exceed One Hundred Nineteen Million Dollars ($119,000,000) for the purpose of paying the costs of constructing, acquiring and improving District facilities, which shall include a new high school building and related facilities, providing for necessary furniture, technology, and apparatus for such building, facilities, and additions; said bonds to be issued from time to time as may be determined by the Board of Education, to bear interest at a rate or rates to be determined by the Board of Education and to become due at such time or times as may be fixed by the Board of Education; and

“Shall the District cause to be levied and collected annually a special levy of taxes against all the taxable property in said District sufficient in rate and amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as the same become due?”

FOR said bonds and tax

AGAINST said bonds and tax

Electors voting in favor of said proposition shall blacken completely the oval opposite the words “FOR said bonds and tax” following said proposition, and electors voting against said proposition shall blacken completely the oval opposite the words “AGAINST said bonds and tax” following said proposition.

Election by Mail

This election will be an election by mail. Each registered voter residing within the District will receive a ballot by mail at his/her address as it appears on the voter registration register; and therefore no polling places will be open for voting. Ballots will be mailed by the Election Commissioner of Douglas County and Washington County Clerk between Tuesday, February 20, 2024 and Friday, March 1, 2024.

Voter Registration Deadlines

Residents within the District and Douglas County must register at the Douglas County Election Commission.

Residents within the District and Washington County must register with the Washington County Clerk.

February 23, 2024: is the last day to register to vote online, at an agency, with a deputy registrar, or by mail.

March 1, 2024: is the last day for in-person voter registration at the respective election office (6:00 p.m.).

Ballot Return Deadline

All voted ballots must be received by the respective election office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

Ballots voted by Douglas County voters must be delivered or mailed to the Douglas County Election Commission at 12220 W Center Road, Omaha, Nebraska 68144 or placed in a Douglas County Election Commission official ballot drop box. Drop box locations available for this election are as follows:

City/County Building: 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha

South Omaha Library: 2808 Q Street, Omaha

Charles B. Washington Branch Library: 2868 Ames Avenue, Omaha

Clarkson College Parking Lot 8: 42nd and Farnam Street, Omaha

Goodwill: 4805 N 72nd Street, Omaha

Ralston Police Department: 7400 Main Street, Ralston

Asian Market: 321 N 76th Street, Omaha

Milton R. Abrahams Branch Library: 5111 N 90th Street, Omaha

Douglas County Election Commissioner: 1220 W Center Road, Omaha

Douglas County Engineer’s Office: 15505 W Maple Road, Omaha

Millard Public Schools Foundation: 5225 S 159th Avenue, Omaha

Spring Ridge Shopping Center: 178th and Pacific Street, Omaha

Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch Library: 2100 Reading Plaza, Elkhorn

Ballots voted by Washington County voters must be delivered or mailed to the Washington County Clerk at 1555 Colfax St, Blair, Nebraska 68008 or placed in the Washington County official ballot drop box.

Douglas County Election Commissioner Information

Address: 12220 W. Center Road, Omaha, Nebraska 68144

Location: Northwest corner of 120th and Center Streets in Bel Air Plaza

Phone: (402) 444-VOTE (8683)

Fax: (402) 444-4181

Website: www.votedouglascounty.com

Email: early.voting@votedouglascounty-ne.gov

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays

Washington County Clerk

Physical Address: 1555 Colfax Street, Blair, NE 68008

Mailing Address: PO Box 466, Blair, NE 68008

Phone: (402) 426-6822