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Gwinnett County, Georgia, Transit Contract and Sales Tax Measure (March 2019)

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Gwinnett County Transit Contract and Sales Tax

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Election date

March 19, 2019

Topic
Local transportation
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Referral

Gwinnett County Transit Contract and Sales Tax was on the ballot as a referral in Gwinnett County on March 19, 2019. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported enacting the county's transit services contract with MARTA through 2057 and authorizing a new 1% sales tax for 30 years to fund the plan.

A "no" vote opposed enacting the county's transit services contract with MARTA through 2057 and authorizing a new 1% sales tax for 30 years to fund the plan.


Election results

Gwinnett County Transit Contract and Sales Tax

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 42,156 45.70%

Defeated No

50,087 54.30%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Transit Contract and Sales Tax was as follows:

Gwinnett County has executed a contract for the provision of transit services, dated as of August 2, 2018. Shall this contract be approved?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


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 governing body of Gwinnett County.

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