What does a YES vote on Spotsylvania County mean?

Spotsylvania County could borrow up to $67,627,000 by issuing bonds for road projects, including Route 208/Smith Station Road, Germanna Point Drive, widening Routes 2 and 17, at least $10,018,213 for rural roads, and paths and sidewalks.

What does a NO vote on Spotsylvania County mean?

Spotsylvania County would not issue these $67,627,000 in transportation 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 — Transportation

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 3:09 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026

What it does: Question 2: 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-Seven Million Six Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($67,627,000) to provide funds, together with other available funds, to undertake a program of Capital Improvement Projects for transportation purposes, including without limitation (except as specifically provided below) (1) intersection improvements at Route 208 and Smith Station Road to alleviate traffic and improve safety; (2) extension and improvements to Germanna Point Drive to provide an alternate travel route for traffic; (3) widening of portions of Route 2 and Route 17 to four lanes; (4) widening of a portion of Harrison Road to include a shared-use path and a pedestrian sidewalk; (5) acquisition, design and construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Old Plank Road and Andora Drive; (6) a minimum of $10,018,213 of Bonds to be allocated to the acquisition, design and construction of improvements to the County's rural roads, including intersection improvements and construction of shoulders to rural roads; and (7) funding of the County's share of other pedestrian, bicycle and shared-use paths and "Safe Routes to School" sidewalk projects so that the County may receive matching funds under the Federal aid highway program known as the Transportation Alternatives Program, or any substantially similar or replacement federal or state highway financing program?
A YES vote means: Spotsylvania County could borrow up to $67,627,000 by issuing bonds for road projects, including Route 208/Smith Station Road, Germanna Point Drive, widening Routes 2 and 17, at least $10,018,213 for rural roads, and paths and sidewalks.
A NO vote means: Spotsylvania County would not issue these $67,627,000 in transportation 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 is putting four general obligation bond questions on the November 3, 2026 ballot, totaling $400.6 million: transportation, public safety, schools, and environmental and solid waste. The county says the amounts come from its FY 2027-FY 2031 Capital Improvement Plan plus two more years.

According to the county, transportation projects include the Courthouse Road (Route 208)/Smith Station Road intersection, widening Tidewater Trail (Route 2) to four lanes from the Fredericksburg line to south of Shannon Airport, and local matches for federal Transportation Alternatives Program projects.

The county's FAQ estimates that if the full $67.6 million were issued, the real estate tax rate impact would be $0.019 (gross and net debt service).

Put on the ballot by Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors (bond referendum resolution; date and vote not stated in county materials opened).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Spotsylvania County mean?: Spotsylvania County could borrow up to $67,627,000 by issuing bonds for road projects, including Route 208/Smith Station Road, Germanna Point Drive, widening Routes 2 and 17, at least $10,018,213 for rural roads, and paths and sidewalks.
What does a NO vote on Spotsylvania County mean?: Spotsylvania County would not issue these $67,627,000 in transportation 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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