Referendum Detail

QUESTION 1

Election Statewide General Election
Election Date 11/5/2024
Responsible County JASPER
District Type
District
Referendum Type Local Questions
Referendum Text
QUESTION 1 I approve a special sales and use tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to be imposed in Jasper County for not more than fifteen (15) years to fund the following projects: Projects: Project (1) Using eighty percent (80%) of the referenced tax financing the costs of highways, roads, streets, bridges, and other transportation-related projects, including drainage facilities related thereto: $376,000,000. Project (2) Using twenty percent (20%) of the referenced tax for financing the costs of greenbelt projects (including but not limited to, purchasing property for conservation, purchasing conservation easements, creating passive greenspace, creating active greenspace, protecting natural resources, protecting agricultural or heritage landscapes, and protecting scenic corridors): $94,000,000. YES _____ NO _____ Instructions to Voters: All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of levying the special sales and use tax shall vote “YES;” and All qualified electors opposed to levying the special sales and use tax shall vote “NO.”
Responses
Yes, In Favor of the Question No, Opposed to the Question