Mobile County — Pay-As-You-Go Road, Bridge and Drainage Facilities Bonds ($82,000,000) and continued special tax

What it does

SPECIAL COUNTY ELECTION MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA Shall Mobile County in the State of Alabama be authorized to issue from time to time and in one or more series its Pay-As-You-Go Road, Bridge and Drainage Facilities Bonds, not exceeding $82,000,000 in principal amount, for the purpose of raising funds for the construction and improvement, or either, of hard surfaced roads, hard surfaced bridges, and surface water drainage facilities, or any thereof in the county, which bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates to be fixed when they are sold, not exceeding eight percent (8%) per annum, payable semiannually until their respective maturities, and shall mature and become payable on December 1 in the aggregate principal amount of $8,200,000 in each of the years 2030 through 2039, and shall the said county be authorized to continue to levy annually a special tax, on all taxable property in the county, at a rate not exceeding six and one-half mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of such property, for the purpose of paying at their respective maturities the principal of and interest on the said bonds and all other bonds at any time outstanding which may be payable out of or constitute a charge on the said special tax, all pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, Local Provisions Section 49-3.00, as amended, and Section 49-3.11?

A YES vote means

Mobile County could issue up to $82,000,000 in bonds for roads, bridges and drainage, maturing $8,200,000 a year from 2030 through 2039, and continue a special property tax of up to 6.5 mills to repay them.

A NO vote means

Mobile County would not issue these $82,000,000 in bonds or be authorized to continue the special tax for them.

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

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The Mobile County Commission's July 9, 2026 agenda included adopting a resolution calling a special election on $82,000,000 in Pay-As-You-Go Road, Bridge and Drainage Facilities Bonds and the levy of a tax to repay them.

The County Engineering Department's preliminary report on the 2026 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Program itemizes the $82,000,000 by project, both countywide and by commission district. It notes that all of the funding depends on the November 3, 2026 referendum passing.

Per the ballot question, the bonds would mature at $8,200,000 a year from 2030 through 2039, and the county would continue a special property tax of up to 6.5 mills to repay them.

Put on the ballot by Mobile County Commission (resolution on the July 9, 2026 agenda).

From official source 1, official source 2, official source 3.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Mobile County mean?

Mobile County could issue up to $82,000,000 in bonds for roads, bridges and drainage, maturing $8,200,000 a year from 2030 through 2039, and continue a special property tax of up to 6.5 mills to repay them.

What does a NO vote on Mobile County mean?

Mobile County would not issue these $82,000,000 in bonds or be authorized to continue the special tax for them.

How many votes does Mobile County 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 Mobile County?

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.