Wichita Unified School District 259 Proposition No. 1: $407,100,000 General Obligation Bonds
Wichita Unified School District 259, Kansas
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Wichita Unified School District 259 Proposition No. 1: $407,100,000 General Obligation Bonds is a ballot measure in Wichita Unified School District 259, Kansas on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Wichita schools could borrow up to $407.1 million for a trades center, air systems, school repairs, and rebuilding several campuses. District property owners would repay the bonds through property taxes; the notice projects a 5.5-mill levy.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Above average · 60 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 329,246 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,947,197 ÷ 329,246) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.13, measured against a statewide vote in KS (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Wichita schools could borrow up to $407.1 million for a trades center, air systems, school repairs, and rebuilding several campuses. District property owners would repay the bonds through property taxes; the notice projects a 5.5-mill levy.
A YES vote means
Authorize up to $407.1 million in school construction and repair bonds.
A NO vote means
Do not authorize these bonds.
Source: sedgwickcounty.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.