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Johnson County withdraws planned March mail ballot after court limits sales-tax uses
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 7-0 Dec. 11 to withdraw the March 3, 2026 special mail ballot on a proposed public-safety retailer sales tax after a district court issued an opinion narrowing allowable uses of the revenue, prompting the county’s legal team to advise withdrawal.
Johnson County’s Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Dec. 11 to withdraw the call of a special mail ballot election for a proposed public-safety retailer sales tax scheduled for March 3, 2026.
Chief Counsel Peg Trent told the board a Shawnee District Court judge issued an opinion on Dec. 9 interpreting the county’s ballot and related statute. “The decision indicated that funds for public safety are limited to the use of construction of law enforcement facilities, as well as operations related to those facilities,” Trent said,…
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