Atlanta, Georgia, Sales Tax for Sewer Projects Measure (June 2020)
| Atlanta Sales Tax for Sewer Projects Measure | |
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| Election date June 9, 2020 | |
| Topic City tax | |
Status 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 supports establishing a 1% sales tax in the city of Atlanta for a period of four years to fund water and sewer projects. |
A "no" vote opposes establishing a 1% sales tax in the city of Atlanta for a period of four years to fund water and sewer projects. |
Election results
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Atlanta, Georgia, Sales Tax for Sewer Projects Measure (June 2020) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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64,056 | 71.63% | ||
| No | 25,375 | 28.37% | ||
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
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Atlanta City Council.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fulton County Georgia, "Fulton County June 9, 2020 Sample Ballot," accessed May 12, 2020
- ↑ Saporta Report, "Atlanta likely to seek extension of 1 percent sales tax to fund sewerage clean-up effort," accessed May 12, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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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