Greenville County — Sales and Use Tax, Question 2 (bonds)

What it does

I approve the issuance of not exceeding $150,000,000 of general obligation bonds of Greenville County, payable from the special sales and use tax described in Question 1 above, maturing over a period not to exceed eight (8) years, to fund completion of projects from among the categories described in Question 1 above.

A YES vote means

Greenville County could issue up to $150,000,000 in bonds, maturing within eight years and repaid from the Question 1 sales tax, to complete projects from the Question 1 categories.

A NO vote means

Greenville County would not issue these $150,000,000 in 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).

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

This question is the second of two on Greenville County's proposed 1% transportation sales tax under S.C. Code Section 4-37-30; Question 1 asks whether to impose the tax for up to eight years or until $1.1 billion is collected, for roads and bridges ($990 million), mass transit ($33 million) and greenbelts ($77 million).

According to the county's ordinance, Question 2 would authorize up to $150,000,000 in general obligation bonds, repaid from the sales tax and maturing within eight years, so projects in Question 1's categories could be paid for before all the tax is collected.

FOX Carolina reported that County Council voted 8–3 on July 21, 2026 to place the tax on the ballot, with Council Members Long, Shaw and Collins voting no, and that voters rejected a similar sales tax two years earlier.

Put on the ballot by Greenville County Council, 8–3, July 21, 2026 (transportation sales and use tax ordinance, third reading).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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• One percent sales tax measure returns to Greenville County ballot in November · FOX Carolina, 2026-07-22

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Greenville County mean?

Greenville County could issue up to $150,000,000 in bonds, maturing within eight years and repaid from the Question 1 sales tax, to complete projects from the Question 1 categories.

What does a NO vote on Greenville County mean?

Greenville County would not issue these $150,000,000 in bonds.

How many votes does Greenville 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 Greenville 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.