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February 13, 2007 School Infrastructure Sales Tax Election
Historic Information
The February 13 election will be the first time Johnson County voters consider a
school infrastructure local option (SILO) tax, so it is difficult to compare
returns and statistics with previous elections. Our office has received
questions about this election as compared to other elections with some
similarities.Local Option Sales Taxes
Similarities
- asking voters to approve one cent sales tax increase
- 50% required to pass
- voting at regular precincts
- Election is county-wide
Differences
- Projects determined by each city and not related to schools
- Tax not approved or rejected on county-wide basis; see
1999 results
for more explanation
Johnson County voters have twice considered a local option sales tax:
School Bonds
Similarities
- Projects are related to schools
Differences
- 60% required to pass
- Approved or rejected on school district basis, not county-wide
- Election held in each school district, not county-wide
- Voting at school precincts, not regular precincts
Recent school bond elections in school districts primarily within Johnson
County:
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