City of Mount Vernon Proposition No. 1 — Renewal of Sales and Use Tax for Transportation Improvements (Skagit County)

What it does

The City of Mount Vernon having assumed the role of the Mount Vernon Transportation Benefit District of Mount Vernon, Washington, adopted Resolution No. 1097 concerning sales and use taxes for transportation improvements, maintenance and repair. This proposition would authorize renewal and continued imposition of a sales and use tax of two-tenths of one percent (0.2%), within the District pursuant to RCW 82.14.0455 for a period of ten years for the purpose of paying or financing costs of transportation improvements in the City of Mount Vernon identified in Resolution No. 1097. Should this proposition be approved?

A YES vote means

Mount Vernon's 0.2% sales tax for transportation improvements would be renewed for ten years.

A NO vote means

Mount Vernon's 0.2% transportation sales tax would not be renewed.

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

Mount Vernon formed its Transportation Benefit District in 2016 (Ordinance No. 3679). Voters then approved the 0.2% sales tax, which the district has collected since April 1, 2017, according to Resolution No. 1097.

The resolution estimates the renewed tax would raise an average of $2,300,000 a year over ten years, based on anticipated retail growth. It says the money would go entirely to the funding shortfall for projects in the city's Comprehensive Plan transportation element, Capital Improvement Plan and Transportation Improvement Plan.

The resolution notes that the tax applies to everyone who shops in the city, not only city residents.

In a July 16, 2026 letter to Skagit County Elections, City Attorney Kevin Rogerson approved changes to the ballot title, which now says the City has assumed the role of the Transportation Benefit District.

Put on the ballot by Mount Vernon City Council, as governing board of the Mount Vernon Transportation Benefit District, May 13, 2026 (Resolution No. 1097).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Mount Vernon Proposition No. 1 mean?

Mount Vernon's 0.2% sales tax for transportation improvements would be renewed for ten years.

What does a NO vote on City of Mount Vernon Proposition No. 1 mean?

Mount Vernon's 0.2% transportation sales tax would not be renewed.

How many votes does City of Mount Vernon 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 City of Mount Vernon 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.