Special-called meeting set after district discovers VATRE ballot-language error
Summary
Superintendent Joe Nicks told trustees a special-called meeting will correct an error in the VATRE order of election where the ballot language mistakenly listed 11.93% instead of the intended 4.99% maintenance and operations rate.
Superintendent Joe Nicks told the board the district scheduled a special-called meeting for Sept. 9, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. to correct an error in the order of election for the voter-approval tax-rate election (VATRE). Nicks said the ballot language had incorrectly listed 11.93% for the maintenance and operations tax revenue instead of the intended 4.99%.
Nicks provided trustees with VATRE informational meeting dates and a factual handout for community distribution; he said a PDF of the handout and an informational site are available on the Rains ISD website. The special-called meeting will consider an amended order drafted by the attorney to correct the ballot language.
The minutes record this as an informational item; the amendment to the order of election will be considered at the special-called meeting, which the superintendent said was necessary to correct the clerical error before the election process continues.
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