Notice of June 2, 2026, election for Franklin-McKinley School District bond measure.

County of Santa Clara Office of the Registrar of Voters 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2 San Jose, California, 95112 NOTICE OF THE JUNE 2, 2026, STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electors of the Franklin-McKinley School District, County of Santa Clara, California, that in accordance with the provisions of the California Government Code and California Elections Code, an Election for purposes of a measure to be held on June 2, 2026, at which the following measure shall be submitted to and voted on by the qualified electors within the Franklin-McKinley School District. MEASURE To improve the quality of education; replace leaky roofs; make health, safety and security improvements; replace outdated HVAC systems; and modernize/construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Franklin-McKinley School District's measure be adopted authorizing $142,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $8,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately $30 per $100,000 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, and no money taken by the State? YES _____ NO _____ NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that arguments for or against said measure may be submitted to the Office of the Registrar of Voters by electronic submittal to candidateservices@rov.sccgov.org or in-person at the address listed above at the Candidate Services Division, no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 10, 2026. 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 Office of the Registrar of Voters shall make the arguments available for public examination during business hours for a period of 10-calendar days starting on March 11, 2026, and ending on March 20, 2026, immediately following the filing deadline for submission of arguments. The Office of the Registrar of Voters will select an argument in favor and an argument against the measure to be printed and distributed in the County Voter Information Guides (CVIGs). The Registrar of Voters 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 Office of the Registrar of Voters no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2026. The Office of the Registrar of Voters shall make the rebuttal arguments available for public examination during business hours for a period of 10-calendar days starting on March 18, 2026, and ending March 27, 2026, 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 Franklin-McKinley School District, County of Santa Clara, to be held June 2, 2026, hereby state that such argument is true and correct to the best of his/her/their knowledge and belief. NOTICE IS GIVEN that all active registered voters will automatically be mailed a Vote by Mail ballot package by May 4, 2026, the Vote Centers for said election will be open starting on May 23, 2026, through June 2, 2026, for varying hours of operations. Please see our List of Vote Centers hours of operation posted on our website at https://www.sccvote.org/. The Vote Centers will be open on Election Day, June 2, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. All ballots cast in said election will be counted centrally at the Office of the Registrar of Voters. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that, pursuant to Elections Code section 15101(b), Vote by Mail ballots will be opened and processed for counting beginning May 4, 2026, at the Office of the Registrar of Voters. Dated: February 27, 2026 Matt Moreles, Registrar of Voters 3/6/26 CNS-4018594# MERCURY NEWS SJMN 6953331 March 6, 2026