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Atlanta, Georgia, Extend Municipal Options Water and Sewer Sales Tax Measure (June 2020)

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Atlanta Sales Tax for Sewer Projects Measure
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Election date
June 9, 2020
Topic
City tax
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral		Origin
Lawmakers

A sales tax for water and sewer projects was on the ballot for Atlanta voters in Fulton County, Georgia, on June 9, 2020.[1] It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported extending a 1% sales and use tax in the City of Atlanta for up to 16 calendar quarters to raise no more than $750 million to fund water and sewer projects and related costs.

A "no" vote opposed extending a 1% sales and use tax in the City of Atlanta for up to 16 calendar quarters to raise no more than $750 million to fund water and sewer projects and related costs.


Election results

Atlanta Extend Municipal Options Water and Sewer Sales Tax Measure

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

74,257 72.86%
No 27,663 27.14%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Measure design

Going into the election, the city levied a 1% sales tax that was set to expire on September 30, 2020. This measure was designed to allow the city of Atlanta to renew the 1% sales tax for four years in order to raise $750 million to fund water and sewer projects.[2]

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“ Shall a special 1 percent sales and use tax be reimposed in the City of Atlanta for a period of time not to exceed 16 calendar quarters and for the raising of not more than Seven Hundred Fifty Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($750,000,000.00) for the purpose of funding water and sewer projects and costs?"[3] ”

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Background

The city of Atlanta imposed the initial 1% sales tax from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2008, and it was used to partially fund Atlanta water and sewer projects. Voters approved measures to renew the tax for additional four-year periods in 2008, 2012, and 2016. The one percent sales tax that was renewed in 2016 was set to expire on September 30, 2020.[4]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Georgia

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Atlanta City Council.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fulton County Georgia, "Fulton County June 9, 2020 Sample Ballot," accessed May 12, 2020
  2. ↑ Saporta Report, "Atlanta likely to seek extension of 1 percent sales tax to fund sewerage clean-up effort," accessed May 12, 2020
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Saporta Report, "Atlanta likely to seek extension of 1 percent sales tax to fund sewerage clean-up effort," accessed May 12, 2020
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