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Johnson County commissioners direct legal action and ballot rewrite over public-safety sales tax
Summary
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voted 6–1 to ask county counsel to revise ballot language for a public-safety sales tax renewal, move the election date and file a declaratory judgment action to clarify state statute after an Attorney General opinion raised legal questions.
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voted 6–1 on a motion Tuesday to direct the county’s chief counsel to prepare revised ballot language and pursue a court declaration clarifying state statutes that govern the county'wide public-safety sales tax. The motion, moved by Commissioner Hanslick and seconded by Commissioner Allenbrand, also directed counsel to move the ballot measure from the November election to a special election in March and to file a declaratory action to clarify KSA provisions cited in Attorney General Opinion 2025-13. The board approved the motion at the conclusion of an extended discussion and multiple executive sessions; Commissioner Ashcraft voted no. Why it matters: The board said the steps are intended to…
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