What does a YES vote on Spotsylvania County mean?

Spotsylvania County could borrow up to $61,993,592 by issuing bonds for a fire training and logistics center, a replacement burn building, a new fire station, Four Mile Fork station improvements, and new fire trucks and ambulances.

What does a NO vote on Spotsylvania County mean?

Spotsylvania County would not issue these $61,993,592 in public safety bonds.

How many votes does Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania 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.

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.

Spotsylvania County — Public Safety

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 4:03 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026

What it does: Question 3: Shall the County of Spotsylvania, Virginia (the "County") contract a debt and issue its General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds in the maximum amount of Sixty-One Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars ($61,993,592) to provide funds, together with other available funds, to undertake a program of Capital Improvement Projects for public safety purposes, including without limitation (1) the construction and equipping of (a) a fire training and logistics center, including classrooms, office and storage space and related facilities, (b) a replacement burn building for live fire training exercises, (c) a new fire station in the area of West Catharpin Road and Pamunkey Road, (d) Four Mile Fork Fire Station improvements to provide more accessible shower and locker room facilities for the projected number of station crew that will be staffing the station; and (2) replacements of fire and EMS equipment, including new fire trucks and ambulances?
A YES vote means: Spotsylvania County could borrow up to $61,993,592 by issuing bonds for a fire training and logistics center, a replacement burn building, a new fire station, Four Mile Fork station improvements, and new fire trucks and ambulances.
A NO vote means: Spotsylvania County would not issue these $61,993,592 in public safety 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

Spotsylvania County's 2026 bond package totals $401 million across four questions: schools, transportation, public safety, and environmental and solid waste.

The county's project list for the $61.9 million public safety question includes $8.3 million for a fire training and logistics center, $0.7 million for restroom modernization at Fire Station 4, and money for a replacement burn building, a new fire station near West Catharpin and Pamunkey roads, and fire and rescue apparatus.

The Fredericksburg Free Press reported that the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 to set the package's amounts and categories.

Put on the ballot by Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors, unanimous, May 26, 2026 (set amounts and categories; as reported by the Fredericksburg Free Press).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Spotsylvania County mean?: Spotsylvania County could borrow up to $61,993,592 by issuing bonds for a fire training and logistics center, a replacement burn building, a new fire station, Four Mile Fork station improvements, and new fire trucks and ambulances.
What does a NO vote on Spotsylvania County mean?: Spotsylvania County would not issue these $61,993,592 in public safety bonds.
How many votes does Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania 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.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Spotsylvania County ballot.

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