9 days left: what Question #3 costs and where to vote early

What it costs

Public Question #3 raises the Noblesville Schools operating rate from 37¢ to as much as 57¢ per $100 of assessed value, for eight years, through 2034. On a $350,000 home:

• About $19.43 a month ($233 a year) more than today's rate, once the full 57¢ is reached.
• $955 a year versus no referendum. That's the ballot's own estimate, required by Indiana law, at the full rate.
• About $644 in 2027 versus no referendum, under the board's resolution capping 2027 at 38.5¢. The resolution then lets the rate rise 4¢ a year, which reaches 57¢ by 2032.

The $1.88 a month you may have heard is the district calculator's final-year increase divided by eight, not an average. The arithmetic.

Where to vote early

Any registered Hamilton County voter can use any site. No appointment; bring an Indiana or U.S. government photo ID.

• Judicial Center, One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville: Mon–Fri, Oct 26–30, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sat, Oct 31, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St, Noblesville: Mon–Sat, Oct 26–31, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Ten satellite sites in Westfield, Carmel, Fishers, Sheridan and Cicero: Wed–Thu, Oct 28–29, 2–7 p.m.; Fri–Sat, Oct 30–31, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Monday, Nov 2: last day, 8 a.m.–noon, at the Judicial Center and the Fairgrounds only.
• Closed both Sundays.

On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, polls are open 6 a.m.–6 p.m., and you vote at your own precinct's polling place. Look it up at indianavoters.in.gov.

Don't stop early

The referendum is Public Question #3, near the end of the ballot, after the candidate races and two statewide constitutional amendments. Vote NO.

Hours from the Hamilton County Election Office, checked October 25, 2026. Cost figures from the certified ballot question and the board's August 18, 2026 resolution; method and sources.