Wyandotte County — Countywide 0.25% Sales Tax for Health Care Services

What it does

Shall Wyandotte County, Kansas (the “County”), be authorized to impose a one-quarter percent (0.25%) countywide retailers’ sales tax (the “Sales Tax”) for the purpose of financing the costs of providing health care services including, but not limited to, indigent care, behavioral health, substance abuse, preventive health care services, and the County Health Department, collection of such Sales Tax to commence on April 1, 2027, or as soon thereafter as permitted by law, pursuant to the authority of K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?

A YES vote means

Wyandotte County could impose a 0.25% countywide sales tax starting April 1, 2027 to pay for health care services, including indigent care, behavioral health, substance abuse and preventive care, and the County Health Department.

A NO vote means

Wyandotte County would not impose this 0.25% health care sales tax.

What it would cost

0.25% sales tax: $0.25 on a $100 taxable purchase.

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.

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

According to the county's election notice, collection would begin April 1, 2027, under K.S.A. 12-187.

KCUR reported that the Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted 6–3 on August 20, 2026 to put the tax on the ballot, with Commissioners William Burns Jr., Chuck Stites and Andrew Kump opposed; Kump cited concern that sales taxes fall harder on lower-income families.

Interim County Administrator Alan Howze told KCUR the tax would raise about $12 million a year and would let the county run a year-round emergency homeless shelter; KCUR also reported the tax would last 10 years, a limit not stated in the ballot question.

The same night commissioners voted 6–4 to put a separate 3/8-cent sales tax for parks and infrastructure in Kansas City, Kansas on the ballot, KCUR reported.

Put on the ballot by Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas Board of Commissioners, 6–3, August 20, 2026 (per KCUR; official minutes are on CivicClerk and were not fetched).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Wyandotte County mean?

Wyandotte County could impose a 0.25% countywide sales tax starting April 1, 2027 to pay for health care services, including indigent care, behavioral health, substance abuse and preventive care, and the County Health Department.

What does a NO vote on Wyandotte County mean?

Wyandotte County would not impose this 0.25% health care sales tax.

How many votes does Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte 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.