Notice of Election and Deadlines For Filing Arguments and Rebuttals For Lagunitas Elementary School District To Be Voted on in Marin County at the January 27, 2026 Special Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electors of the Lagunitas School District, that in accordance with the provisions of the California Government Code and California Elections Code, an Election for purposes of a parcel tax measure will be held on January 27, 2026, at which the following measure shall be submitted to and voted on by the qualified electors within the district.
MEASURE A
Shall a measure to provide funding to maintain educational programs, enrichment and support services, and instructional materials, for students in the Lagunitas School District by levying an annual tax of $850 per parcel for nine years, with 4% yearly cost-of-living adjustment, thereby providing $1,100,000 annually for Lagunitas School District, with an oversight committee and an exemption for seniors, be adopted?
Yes _____
No _____
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that arguments for or against said measure may be submitted to the Marin County Registrar of Voters Office by electronic submittal to Dan Miller or in-person at the Marin County Civic Center, Room #121, San Rafael, no later than 5 PM on November 10, 2025. The governing board or any member or members of the board, any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or a bona fide association of citizens, or a combination of such voters and associations may file a written argument for or against the Measure. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument submitted. Printed arguments submitted shall be titled either "Argument in Favor of Measure" or "Argument Against Measure." Words used in the title shall not be counted when determining the length of any argument.
The Marin County Registrar of Voters Office shall make the arguments available for public examination during business hours for a period of 10-calendar days starting on November 11, 2025, and ending on November 20, 2025, immediately following the filing deadline for submission of arguments.
The Marin County Registrar of Voters Office will send a copy of the selected argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against, and a copy of the selected argument against to the authors of the argument in favor. The authors may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not to exceed 250 words in length. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument that it seeks to rebut and shall be titled "Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure," or "Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure." Words used in the title shall not be counted when determining the length of any rebuttal argument. The rebuttal arguments must be filed with the Marin County Registrar of Voters Office no later than 5 PM on November 17, 2025.
The Marin County Registrar of Voters Office shall make the rebuttal arguments available for public examination during business hours for a period of 10-calendar days starting on November 18, 2025, and ending December 1, 2025, immediately following the filing deadline for submission of rebuttal arguments.
All arguments and rebuttals filed pursuant to this notice shall be accompanied by the following form statement to be signed by each author:
The undersigned author(s) of the ARGUMENT/REBUTTAL TO ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF/AGAINST Ballot Measure at the Election in the Lagunitas School District, to be held January 27, 2026, hereby state that such argument is true and correct to the best of his/her/their knowledge and belief.
DATED: October 31, 2025
NATALIE ADONA
Registrar of Voters