Garland County — library millage (0.9 mill debt service for library bonds)

What it does

VOTE FOR or AGAINST the levy of a nine tenths of one (.9) mill ad valorem tax on the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the County of Garland, Arkansas, with the nine tenths of one (.9) mill tax to be pledged as a continuing debt service tax to the repayment of an issue or issues of bonds not to exceed Thirty-Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand and NO/100 Dollars (34,800,000) in aggregate principal amount, to finance the acquiring, constructing and equipping of land and additional capital improvements for the public libraries owned and operated by the Garland County Library Board and to authorize the issuance of the bonds on such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the County.

A YES vote means

Garland County would levy a 0.9 mill property tax to repay up to $34,800,000 in bonds for land and capital improvements for the Garland County Library Board's public libraries.

A NO vote means

Garland County would not levy this 0.9 mill tax or issue these library bonds.

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).

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Official text: source

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Also on Garland County ballots

• Garland County Referred Ordinance No. O-26-07 — continuation of 0.625% county road sales and use tax

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Garland County mean?

Garland County would levy a 0.9 mill property tax to repay up to $34,800,000 in bonds for land and capital improvements for the Garland County Library Board's public libraries.

What does a NO vote on Garland County mean?

Garland County would not levy this 0.9 mill tax or issue these library bonds.

How many votes does Garland 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 Garland 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.