Matanuska-Susitna Borough — Proposition C: $75,000 residential property exemption and 1% areawide sales tax

What it does

Shall the Matanuska-Susitna Borough enact a $75,000 owner occupied residential real property exemption, and exercise the power to levy, collect, and enforce an areawide sales tax in the amount of 1% within the entire Matanuska-Susitna Borough?

A YES vote means

The Mat-Su Borough would create a $75,000 property tax exemption for owner-occupied homes and levy a 1% areawide sales tax across the entire borough.

A NO vote means

The Mat-Su Borough would not create this $75,000 exemption or levy the 1% sales tax.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

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Official text: source

Background

Ordinance Serial No. 26-072, sponsored by Assemblymember Nowers, was defeated by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly on June 16, 2026, then adopted on reconsideration July 21, 2026; a motion to rescind failed August 4, according to the ordinance's legislative history.

The ordinance would exempt the first $75,000 of assessed value of qualifying owner-occupied homes from borough property tax and adopt a 1% areawide sales tax.

Under the ordinance, only the first $1,000 of the price in each transaction would be subject to the sales tax.

Put on the ballot by Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, adopted on reconsideration July 21, 2026 (Ord. Serial No. 26-072; vote not stated).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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• Matanuska-Susitna Borough — Proposition A: School Board terms from 3 to 4 years
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough — Proposition B: Alcoholic beverage sales tax of 5%
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough — Proposition D: Areawide road powers

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Matanuska-Susitna Borough mean?

The Mat-Su Borough would create a $75,000 property tax exemption for owner-occupied homes and levy a 1% areawide sales tax across the entire borough.

What does a NO vote on Matanuska-Susitna Borough mean?

The Mat-Su Borough would not create this $75,000 exemption or levy the 1% sales tax.

How many votes does Matanuska-Susitna Borough need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Matanuska-Susitna Borough?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.