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In September, all property owners in the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District received a ballot to vote on a Proposition 218 election to increase property assessments. The election closed Sept. 21, with 93,682,984 votes in favor and 14,366,630 votes against. There is a nuance with a Proposition 218 election, in that votes are weighted based upon the contribution to tax revenue. For example, if Person A pays $10 in SWID assessments and Person B pays $30 in SWID assessments, Person A would have 10 votes and person B would have 30 votes. When it...
