If You’re Following Along

The 1 mill, which needed 60% of the vote to pass, failed.
The 3 mill, which needed a simple majority, passed (56%).

While the county has lost about $3.6 million for schools, it’s kept enough millage to get matching money from the state and to stay in compliance with state funding requirements.

The school system gets to keep the majority of it’s budget. At least enough to not implode in the next year or so.

There are only provisional ballots left to be counted, so the media seems to feel secure with these results:

http://lagniappemobile.com/three-quarters-baldwin-school-tax-survives-cauley-wins-reelection-school-board/

http://wkrg.com/2016/03/01/pass-and-fail-baldwin-school-tax-vote/