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Poll presented to Anchorage board shows school bond trailing; one-time levy narrowly competitive
Summary
A February poll presented to the Anchorage School District board found the $79 million school bond polling at 46% yes/54% no while a separate one-time tax levy was near the margin (about 49%–51%), with voters more likely to support consolidation when the tradeoffs include restoring sports and school nurses.
A survey presented to the Anchorage School District board on Feb. 7–10 found the districtbond measure would have failed in a snapshot taken during the polling period, while a separate one-time tax levy appeared competitive.
Everett, a survey researcher who led the briefing, said the poll of about 1,000 Anchorage adults was weighted by ZIP code, age, race, gender, education, party and respondents2024 runoff vote and that a turnout-style weight was applied to voting-intent questions to better simulate election conditions. "The margin of error on these…
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