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Wichita council rejects bid to delay March sales‑tax special election, 5‑2
Summary
After hearing that ~26,000 voters would need temporary polling‑place moves and that the county’s cost estimates rose, the Wichita City Council voted 5‑2 against a motion to repeal the March 3 special election ordinance and move the 1% sales‑tax question to the August primary; a Jan. 27 workshop on guardrails was scheduled.
The Wichita City Council voted 5‑2 on [date of meeting] to reject a motion to repeal the ordinance calling a March 3, 2026 special election on a proposed 1% citywide retailer sales tax and move the question to the August 4 primary. Mayor Lily Wu moved to declare an emergency and pass the repeal on a single reading; the motion, seconded by Council member Ho Bridal, failed after roll call.
The meeting followed a briefing by Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Laura Rainwater, who told the council that recent outreach found roughly 25,500 voters — just over 10% of Wichita’s registered voters — would need to be temporarily moved to different polling places for a March special election. Rainwater said the…
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