Santa Clara City — Emergency Services Sales and Use Tax (up to 1.0%) (Washington County)

What it does

Shall Santa Clara City, Utah, be authorized to impose a local sales and use tax of up to 1.0% on taxable transactions within the City to fund emergency services, including fire protection, ambulance services, emergency medical services, personnel, equipment, facilities, and related operational costs, as authorized by Utah Code 59-12-2402?

A YES vote means

Santa Clara could impose a local sales and use tax of up to 1.0% to fund emergency services, including fire, ambulance and emergency medical services, staff, equipment and facilities.

A NO vote means

Santa Clara would not impose this emergency services sales and use tax.

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 Santa Clara City, the measure asks whether the city may collect an additional sales and use tax of up to 1% within city limits, dedicated to fire protection and emergency medical services provided by Santa Clara-Ivins Fire & Rescue.

The city says Santa Clara-Ivins Fire & Rescue serves more than 500 square miles, including Santa Clara, Ivins, Snow Canyon and Gunlock state parks and the Shivwits Band of Paiutes' reservation, and has moved from a mainly volunteer to a full-time professional department.

The city says that under state law the tax would be imposed for 10 years, with any continuation requiring another vote, and that it would add to rather than replace existing funding.

Put on the ballot by Santa Clara City Council (resolution date and vote not stated on the city page).

From official source.

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• Virgin Town — Resort Communities Sales and Use Tax increase (0.5%)
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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Santa Clara City mean?

Santa Clara could impose a local sales and use tax of up to 1.0% to fund emergency services, including fire, ambulance and emergency medical services, staff, equipment and facilities.

What does a NO vote on Santa Clara City mean?

Santa Clara would not impose this emergency services sales and use tax.

How many votes does Santa Clara City 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 Santa Clara City?

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.