Presenting the most complicated ballot question of all time!

I cautiously assume this is the so-called "Plan B" non-binding referendum on the long range facilities plan. A YES vote means you want the district to stop work on the LRFP- which means keeping Central HS open, etc. etc. A NO vote means you want the district to continue with the current LRFP. In either case, it's non-binding, i.e., the district is not required to consider the results of the vote.

TimK, you are remarkably astute. 

The ballot also includes this note at the bottom of the question, in bold print and all caps:

BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

The words "advisory" or "non-binding" appear nowhere, but hopefully people will understand that "voting for" a property tax increase does not mean that it will actually happen. 

(But I suppose I shouldn't say "hopefully," because it really doesn't matter if people understand that or not, because the question is totally meaningless in the first place.)

This question is the equivalent of a Quinnipiac straw poll in, say, 2004, asking if we should have gone into Iraq or not. Or asking your kid if they thought it was good idea to break into your liquor and or LP cabinet.

Could we do this one instant run off style just to mess with people's minds even more?

In other words, according to the District: YES = the aliens invade, downtown gets demolished by a tsunami, and the fires of hell swallow all of southern St. Louis County. NO = candy!!!

This is a good overview on what the issue is: 

Duluth News Tribune, commentary by David Ross
Avoid the ineffectiveness of indecision by voting 'no' on Plan B