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The state records 10 Lunenburg override questions since 1989; 4 passed, the last $948,136 in May 2024.
Override questions on the ballot
PassedFailed
Passed
Failed
May 1989
not published
$489,199
Jul 1989
$308,000
not published
May 1990
not published
$14,350
May 1991, school
not published
$81,949
May 1991, general
not published
$236,447
Nov 1993
$100,331
not published
May 1996
$654,408
not published
May 2024
$948,136
not published
May 2026, Tier 1
not published
$2,400,000
May 2026, Tier 2
not published
$3,300,000
The amount each question asked, in the state’s record. Nothing was put between May 1996 and May 2024.
1 · The facts
10
override questions on the ballot, 1989 to 2026
4
of them passed
6
of them failed
28
between questions, May 1996 to May 2024
$948,136
passed May 2024, “Fund Lunenburg Public Schools”
753
yes in May 2024
664
no in May 2024
93
override questions statewide in 2026, to date
52
of them passed
2 · What it shows
1
Of 10 override questions since 1989, 4 passed and 6 failed.
2
The state records no question at all for 28 years, May 1996 to May 2024.
3
The May 2024 school override passed 753 to 664, for $948,136.
4
Statewide, 52 of 93 override questions put in 2026 have passed.
Every override question Lunenburg has put
Amount
Yes
No
Result
2026-05-16
$2,400,000
899
1,748
failed
2026-05-16
$3,300,000
766
1,883
failed
2024-05-18
$948,136
753
664
passed
1996-05-11
$654,408
312
60
passed
1993-11-16
$100,331
398
376
passed
1991-05-01
$81,949
926
972
failed
1991-05-01
$236,447
864
1,196
failed
1990-05-01
$14,350
367
502
failed
1989-07-01
$308,000
1,391
1,148
passed
1989-05-01
$489,199
1,336
1,795
failed
The Division of Local Services’ record, by vote date. Its fiscal-year column dates the May 2026 questions FY2026, though both describe FY27 budgets. Debt and capital exclusions are not in it.