CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — Chandler voters will decide whether to approve a $271 million bond for the public school system . The funding would allow schools to maintain basic operations, update computers and improve security systems.

Last year, Chandler voters rejected a larger $487 million bond proposal. Even though this year’s measure requests half that amount, the bond faces challenges.

Republican political consultant Paul Bentz said external factors influence local voting decisions.

“They’re also running up against cable news saying that terrible things are happening in our public schools, many of which are not happening here in Arizona but rather in some place far away from here but these folks don’t have kids in school anymore so they don’t know what’s happening in those schools

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