City of Westminster — Municipal (Local Option) Sales Tax (Oconee County)

What it does

Must a one percent sales and use tax be levied in the City of Westminster, South Carolina for no more than eight years for the purpose of allowing a credit against certain municipal ad valorem tax liability and for the purpose of raising the amounts specified for the following purposes? Priority and Project - Cost 1 Police Department building renovations - $507,334 2 Yousef Mefleh Memorial Fields public parking lot - $130,000 3 Fire Department Helo Pad - $ 95,000 4 Depot Parking Lot resurfacing - $100,000 5 Westminster Fire Dept storage facility - $100,000 6 Horton Outdoor Recreational Area parking lot w shade structures - $800,000 7 CityHall/Police Dept public parking Lot - $509,000 Total $2,241,334 and pending the receipt of such sales and use tax, must the City of Westminster be authorized to issue and sell not exceeding $2,241,334 aggregate principal amount general obligation bonds of the City of Westminster to defray the costs of the capital projects described above plus issuance costs, and to pledge to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds the receipts of the sales and use tax authorized hereby, net of amounts required to be applied to the credit pursuant to Section 5-41-170, provided that in the event such sales and use tax is inadequate for the payment of such bonds, such bonds shall be payable from an ad valorem tax imposed on all taxable property in City of Westminster?

A YES vote means

Westminster would levy a 1% sales tax for up to eight years to provide a credit against certain city property taxes and raise $2,241,334 for police, fire and parking projects, and could issue up to that amount in bonds repaid from the tax, or from property taxes if it falls short.

A NO vote means

Westminster would not levy this 1% sales tax or issue these 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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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Westminster mean?

Westminster would levy a 1% sales tax for up to eight years to provide a credit against certain city property taxes and raise $2,241,334 for police, fire and parking projects, and could issue up to that amount in bonds repaid from the tax, or from property taxes if it falls short.

What does a NO vote on City of Westminster mean?

Westminster would not levy this 1% sales tax or issue these bonds.

How many votes does City of Westminster 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 City of Westminster?

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.