Voters in the Mid-Prairie School District can vote by absentee beginning Wednesday for the March 1st special election.

Those who would like to vote by absentee ballot may do so in person at the Washington County Auditor’s Office until 5 p.m. Monday, February 28th. The office will also start mailing absentee ballots Wednesday, and voters can request a mailed ballot until February 14th at 5 p.m. The two questions that will be presented on the ballot include the issuance of $26,300,000 in general obligation bonds and for the Debt Service Levy rate to be raised from $2.70 per thousand dollars of assessed value to $4.05. The Mid-Prairie School board emphasizes that the Debt Service Levy Rate is anticipated to increase to $3.30 and not go to the highest new rate. If both pass with a 60% majority, the referendum would fund the construction of an auditorium at the high school, a new middle school gymnasium, parking lot improvements at East and West Elementary and the high school among other projects. Funding for all of the proposed projects would total $37.62 million and come from  the proposed bond referendum, sales tax sources, and donations. Anyone with questions regarding absentee voting are encouraged to contact the Washington County Auditor’s Office.