Forsyth County Board certifies East Bluffs 1% sales‑tax reimposition after Nov. 4 vote
Summary
The board adopted a resolution certifying the Nov. 4, 2025 vote to reimpose a 1% sales and use tax for educational purposes (passed 62.19%). The board read totals — 31,049 ballots cast; 19,192 yes; 11,006 no — and unanimously adopted the resolution.
Dr. Josh Lowe read into the record a board resolution declaring the results of the Nov. 4, 2025 election on reimposing a 1% sales and use tax for educational purposes in Forsyth County. Board presenters reported that 62.19% of voters approved the reimposition and that the measure carried in every precinct (SEG 1336-1346, 1359-1363).
The board read consolidated totals: 31,049 total ballots cast; 12 spoiled ballots; 179 blank ballots; 19,192 votes in favor of reimposing the 1% sales and use tax; and 11,006 votes against. After the reading, the board moved to adopt the resolution; the motion (moved by Mister McCall, seconded by Mister Grimes) passed unanimously (SEG 1374-1416).
Board members framed the action as the procedural step required after the superintendent of elections consolidated returns and delivered a certified copy of the consolidated election return. The resolution authorized attaching the certified consolidated return as an exhibit to the resolution and declared that the reimposition was "authorized as required by law." The board took no further fiscal action at the meeting beyond adoption of the resolution.
Next steps include filing the certified documentation per statutory requirements and transitioning toward implementation of the sales‑tax proceeds for educational purposes as authorized by the referendum.
