Columbia County: nonbinding straw poll on half-cent sales tax for EMS
Columbia County · Columbia County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Columbia County currently provides private Emergency Medical Services (EMS) through a private contractor. The County is considering whether to provide those services through a County department instead. Would you support a new, additional half-cent sales tax where the funds from that tax are restricted for public safety uses such as a County-operated EMS? This is a non-binding straw poll question and does not authorize any tax.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Columbia County asks a nonbinding straw poll question about a new half-cent sales tax. The county currently gets Emergency Medical Services from a private contractor and is considering a County department instead. The question asks whether voters would support the new tax, with its funds restricted to public safety uses such as a County-operated EMS. This poll does not authorize any tax. A YES answer means the voter would support the tax, and a NO answer means the voter would not.
Official ballot arguments
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What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
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Supporters say
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Opponents say
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