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Commissioners call Nov. 3 special election to ask voters to renew 0.25% county sales tax
Summary
Finney County adopted Resolution 30‑2026 to place a question on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot asking voters whether to renew the existing 0.25% countywide retailer sales tax for 10 years, to continue funding building and road maintenance and equipment purchases.
County Administrator Derek (Speaker 8) said the resolution would authorize a special question election on Nov. 3, 2026 to ask voters to renew the countywide 0.25% retail sales tax that was originally approved by voters in 2021 and will expire on Sept. 30, 2027.
"The proposed resolution would authorize a special question election on 11/03/2026 ... asking voters whether to authorize a replacement point 25% countywide retailer sales tax beginning 10/01/2027 and continuing for a period of 10 years," Derek said. Staff told the board that the ballot language mirrors the 2021 language and that adoption of the resolution only authorizes submission of the question to voters, not imposition of the tax.
Commissioners discussed the shared nature of the tax with cities and other taxing entities and noted the tax supported a $13 million building project without raising the mill levy. The board voted to adopt the resolution and direct the clerk to submit the special question for the November ballot.
Why it matters: Renewal of the sales tax would continue a revenue stream dedicated to building and road maintenance and equipment purchases; the question will go to voters in November and requires municipal coordination and statutory election deadlines to meet ballot publication and clerk timing requirements.
