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Advanced Transportation District, Texas, Proposition A, Sales Tax (November 2020)

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Advanced Transportation District Proposition A
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Election date
November 3, 2020
Topic
Local sales tax and District tax
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral		Origin
Lawmakers

Advanced Transportation District Proposition A, a sales tax measure, was on the ballot as a referral in Bexar County on November 3, 2020. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the district to renew a 0.125% sales tax beginning in 2026, thereby keeping the total sales tax rate for the district at 0.375%.

A "no" vote opposed this measure authorizing the district to renew a 0.125% sales tax beginning in 2026, thereby allowing the total sales tax rate for the district to decrease.


A simple majority was required for the approval of Proposition A.

Election results

Bexar County Proposition A

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

340,441 67.76%
No 161,996 32.24%
Results are officially certified.
Source



Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition A was as follows:

“

To provide enhanced public transportation and public

transportation mobility options, the Advanced Transportation District ("District") will utilize a one-eighth of one percent (⅛ of 1¢) sales and use tax. The one-eighth of one percent (⅛ of 1¢) sales and use tax proceeds shall be used for advanced public transportation services, operations, passenger amenities, equipment and other innovative, advanced public transportation purposes or public

transportation mobility enhancement purposes.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

The District's local sales and use tax will increase by a rate of one-eighth of one percent (⅛ of 1¢) to a rate of three-eighths of one percent (⅜ of 1¢), with such increase to begin on January 1, 2026. This is a reallocation of an existing sales and use tax resulting in no net tax increase.

"The increase by one-eighth of one percent (⅛ of 1¢) of the local sales and use tax rate to three-eighths of

one percent (⅜ of 1¢) to begin on January 1, 2026."		”


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Texas

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of the Advanced Transportation District.

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