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Petition drive delivers more than 5,600 signatures; Effingham CUSD 40 board weighs rescinding bond resolution or placing propositions on ballot
Summary
Two citizen petitions with 2,814 and 2,855 signatures were submitted to Effingham CUSD 40 seeking to put proposed facility bond propositions before voters. District and board leaders described a five-business-day objection period and said a special meeting could be called to rescind the May resolution or to move propositions to the ballot.
Two petitions seeking to put the district—ond proposals before voters were presented to the Effingham CUSD 40 Board of Education during a public hearing on June 23, 2025, district staff said.
The petitions contained 2,814 and 2,855 signatures, respectively, a staff member told the board. Those documents were received by the district on June 23, 2025, and "have been through a fine-tooth comb," the staff member said.
The petitions trigger a five-business-day objection period during which community members may challenge the filings, a district official said. "We have to follow through if they do," the staff member added.
Why it matters: The board in May took initial steps toward issuing bonds to finance facility improvements and published…
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