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Lubbock County, Texas, Proposition A, Venue Tax (November 2018)
From Ballotpedia
| Proposition A: Lubbock County Venue Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| County tax |
| Related articles |
| County tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Texas Lubbock County, Texas ballot measures |
| See also |
| Lubbock County, Texas |
A venue tax measure was on the ballot for voters in Lubbock County, Texas, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the county to increase the hotel and motel tax from 13 percent to 15 percent and a 5 percent rental car tax to fund a multi-purpose expo center. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the county to increase the hotel and motel tax from 13 percent to 15 percent and a 5 percent rental car tax to fund a multi-purpose expo center. |
Election results
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Lubbock County Proposition A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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54,027 | 64.97% | ||
| No | 29,134 | 35.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
| “ | Authorizing Lubbock County to develop a new multipurpose arena with adjacent facilities and any related infrastructure ('the VenueProject') in Lubbock County that is capable of hosting a variety of events, including, but not limited to concerts, family shows, sporting events, community and high school sporting events and ceremonies, rodeos and other agricultural and equestrian shows, and to impose a short term motor vehicle rental tax at a rate not to exceed five percent (5%) of the gross receipts from the rental of a motor vehicle in Lubbock County, and a tax on the occupancy of a room in a hotel within the County at a rate not to exceed two percent (2%) of the price paid for the room, for the purpose of financing the Venue Project.
If approved, the maximum hotel occupancy tax rate imposed from all sources in Lubbock County would be 15 percent (15%) of the price paid for a room in a hotel.[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Lubbock County, Texas.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lubbock County, "General and Special Elections," accessed October 24, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
