Fairfax County — Community Health and Human Services Facilities Bonds

What it does

Shall Fairfax County, Virginia, contract a debt, borrow money, and issue bonds, in addition to the community health and human services facilities bonds previously authorized, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, to finance, including reimbursement to the County for temporary financing for, the cost to provide community health and human services facilities, including the construction, reconstruction, enlargement, and equipment of existing and additional community health and human services facilities and the acquisition of necessary land?

A YES vote means

Fairfax County could borrow up to $75,000,000 by issuing bonds to build, enlarge and equip community health and human services facilities and buy needed land.

A NO vote means

Fairfax County would not issue these $75,000,000 in health and human services 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

According to the county's official ballot explanation, Fairfax County currently plans to use $35,000,000 to renovate or replace the Joanne Jorgenson Public Health Laboratory, which it describes as the only local public health laboratory in Virginia, performing more than 200,000 tests a year.

The explanation says $40,000,000 would renovate or replace facilities at the Tim Harmon Campus for three programs: A New Beginning (adult residential substance use treatment), the 32-bed Fairfax Detox Center, and the 16-bed Cornerstone adolescent treatment facility, including adding on-site supportive housing units.

The explanation notes these plans may change, but the bonds can be issued only for the purposes in the ballot question; the county says the bond program is designed so these bonds will not contribute to an increase in the property tax rate.

A separate question on the same ballot asks voters to approve up to $180 million in parks bonds.

Put on the ballot by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, 2026 (resolution requesting the bond referendum; date and vote not stated in county materials reviewed).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Fairfax County mean?

Fairfax County could borrow up to $75,000,000 by issuing bonds to build, enlarge and equip community health and human services facilities and buy needed land.

What does a NO vote on Fairfax County mean?

Fairfax County would not issue these $75,000,000 in health and human services bonds.

How many votes does Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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.