What does a YES vote on Grant County Proposition No. 1 mean?

This advisory vote would tell the Grant County Commissioners that voters support a 0.1% sales and use tax used only for mental health or chemical dependency treatment and therapeutic courts.

What does a NO vote on Grant County Proposition No. 1 mean?

This advisory vote would tell the Commissioners that voters do not support this 0.1% sales and use tax.

Will a 'yes' vote raise my sales tax?

Not by itself. The measure is advisory only; the Board would have to adopt a separate ordinance.

What could the money be used for?

Only the operation and delivery of chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and services and therapeutic court programs and services. State law also allows some facility construction for these programs and requires a therapeutic court for dependency proceedings in counties that adopt it.

Is there a statement against in the voters' guide?

No statement against appears in the state's online voter guide for this measure.

How many votes does Grant County Proposition No. 1 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 Grant County Proposition No. 1?

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.

Grant County Proposition No. 1 — Sales and Use Tax For Mental Health Or Chemical Dependency Treatment Or Therapeutic Courts

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 4:33 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026

What it does: The Grant County Board of Commissioners is calling for an advisory election concerning whether a tax authorized by RCW 82.14.460 should be adopted. Pursuant to RCW 82.14.460, the sales and use tax would equal one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of the selling price in the case of sales tax, or value of the article used in case of a use tax. Revenues from this tax would be used solely for the operation and delivery of chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and services and for the operation or delivery of therapeutic court programs and services. Should a sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment or therapeutic courts at a rate of one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) be adopted within Grant County?
A YES vote means: This advisory vote would tell the Grant County Commissioners that voters support a 0.1% sales and use tax used only for mental health or chemical dependency treatment and therapeutic courts.
A NO vote means: This advisory vote would tell the Commissioners that voters do not support this 0.1% sales and use tax.
What it would cost: 0.1% sales tax: $0.10 on a $100 taxable purchase.
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

Explained

Today

State law (RCW 82.14.460) lets a county's legislative authority impose a 0.1% sales and use tax for chemical dependency and mental health treatment and therapeutic courts; the statute does not require a public vote.
Grant County does not levy this tax. The pamphlet's statement for says Grant is one of 10 Washington counties not using it.

If it passes

Nothing directly: this is an advisory (non-binding) vote and does not itself impose any tax.
The Board of Commissioners may consider the result and later decide whether to adopt an ordinance imposing the tax.
If the Board adopted it, a 0.1% tax would apply countywide to taxable retail sales and uses, with revenue used only for chemical dependency treatment, mental health treatment, and therapeutic court programs and services.

Example

If later adopted, 0.1% equals 10 cents on a $100 taxable purchase. (source)

Who would notice

Shoppers making taxable purchases in Grant County, if the Board later adopts the tax, and providers of behavioral health and therapeutic court services.

How it got here

The Grant County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution calling this advisory election to seek voter input before deciding whether to impose the tax.

Written by SpectrumVote from 3 linked sources (1, 2, 3). Arguments are each side's own, not ours; the official text is what you vote on.

Background

According to Board of County Commissioners Resolution No. 26-040-CC, state law (RCW 82.14.460) lets a county impose a one-tenth of one percent sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment and therapeutic courts, and the Board can impose it by ordinance without voter approval.

The resolution states that the Board wants the voters' advisory opinion on whether to use that authority, and that the vote is advisory only: it does not impose the tax, and afterward the Board may adopt or decline to adopt an ordinance imposing it.

Under the resolution, revenue from the tax could be used only for operating and delivering chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and services and therapeutic court programs and services.

The three commissioners (Chair Kevin R. Burgess, Vice-Chair Rob Jones and Cindy Carter) each marked 'Yea' on the resolution, dated July 14, 2026; it also directed that committees for and against write the voters' pamphlet statements.

Put on the ballot by Grant County Board of County Commissioners, 3–0, July 14, 2026 (Resolution No. 26-040-CC).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Grant County Proposition No. 1 mean?: This advisory vote would tell the Grant County Commissioners that voters support a 0.1% sales and use tax used only for mental health or chemical dependency treatment and therapeutic courts.
What does a NO vote on Grant County Proposition No. 1 mean?: This advisory vote would tell the Commissioners that voters do not support this 0.1% sales and use tax.
Will a 'yes' vote raise my sales tax?: Not by itself. The measure is advisory only; the Board would have to adopt a separate ordinance.
What could the money be used for?: Only the operation and delivery of chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and services and therapeutic court programs and services. State law also allows some facility construction for these programs and requires a therapeutic court for dependency proceedings in counties that adopt it.
Is there a statement against in the voters' guide?: No statement against appears in the state's online voter guide for this measure.
How many votes does Grant County Proposition No. 1 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 Grant County Proposition No. 1?: 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 Grant County ballot.

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