ElectionFriday, November 6
Leon County voters approve both school tax measures by more than 66%.
The Daily Tallahassee team
If you voted Tuesday, you helped pass both Leon County school measures. Unofficial results show each got more than 66% support with all 134 precincts reporting. The half-cent sales tax is extended for another 15 years, and a new one-mill property tax levy begins July 1, 2027.
Both school tax measures passed with more than 66% of the vote
Unofficial results, all 134 precincts counted
Half-cent sales tax extension
Needs a majority: the line at 50%
One-mill property tax levy
Needs a majority: the line at 50%
Sources: Tallahassee Reports, USA TODAY
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| Race | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-cent sales tax extension | Yes, won | 79,834 | 67.8% |
| Half-cent sales tax extension | No | 37,941 | 32.2% |
| One-mill property tax levy | Yes, won | 77,542 | 66.2% |
| One-mill property tax levy | No | 39,525 | 33.8% |
A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable property value, so about $200 a year on a $200,000 home. The levy is estimated to raise $30 million in its first year for teacher and school employee pay, school security, arts and athletics. Both measures help a district that has been grappling with a grim budget and financial crisis.
- Oversight: citizen advisory committees will review spending on both measures
- Charter measures needed a simple majority, 50% plus one
- Failed: the consolidation straw poll and county-over-city ordinances
The one-mill levy starts in 2027 and runs four years
- Nov. 3Leon County voters approve both school tax measures.
- July 2027The one-mill property tax levy begins.
- June 2031Last day the one-mill levy continues.
Source: Tallahassee Reports
Sources: Tallahassee Reports, USA TODAY