After a lengthy discussion, the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board approved a pamphlet change — and not a moment too soon.

The CUSD board voted unanimously to approve a small, if also significant, change in language that will appear in the board’s pro-vote override all-mail election pamphlet.

The key change added, as emphasized by at least three board members at their Aug. 6 meeting, was to add the word “yes” to a line within the 200-word argument, urging voters to pass the override.

The change was made just before the Aug. 8 deadline for districts to turn in the pamphlet language to Maricopa County election officials as part of the Nov. 4 election cycle.

The last line of text within the 200-word statement, just ahead of the board members’ names, reads

“Please vote YES i

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