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Upson County election board calls 1% sales-tax question for Nov. 4 ballot
Summary
The Upson County Board of Elections called a special election to submit a 1% sales and use tax for five years to voters on Nov. 4, 2025, with proceeds designated for property tax relief for Upson County and the city of Thomaston. The board also approved minutes from its July meeting and set a Nov. 7 follow-up meeting for administrative matters.
The Upson County Board of Elections called a special election on Sept. 19 to submit a question asking voters to approve a 1% sales and use tax for five years, with proceeds to be used exclusively for property tax relief in Upson County and the city of Thomaston. The question will appear on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot.
Board members reviewed a resolution signed by the Board of Commissioners and an intergovernmental agreement between the board of commissioners and the city council related to placing the question on the ballot. A board member read the statutory citation used to place the call (transcribed as “OCGA 21 2 5 40”) and the ballot question language, then asked for a motion to call the special election. A motion was made and seconded and the board confirmed the call.
Before the special-election action, the board approved the minutes from its July 18, 2025 meeting after a motion and a second. No public comments were recorded during the meeting and no old business was discussed.
Members also discussed logistics for signing the paperwork: the board agreed a physical copy of the resolution and agreement would be available in the office for signatures when absent members return, and that staff (including a person named Diana) could assist if needed. The board set its next meeting for Nov. 7, 2025, at 3 p.m. and adjourned.
Details recorded in the meeting transcript indicate the call was prepared and dated Sept. 19, 2025, and that the ballot question would be posed as a yes-or-no vote on Nov. 4, 2025. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote tally for the special-election call; meeting audio indicates a motion, a second and an affirmative voice vote.
