Oconee County: Countywide TSPLOST Election To Be Held On November 2

Press release from the Oconee County:

October 28, 2021

A countywide vote on the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All Oconee County residents are eligible to vote on the TSPLOST.

The TSPLOST is a one percent sales tax used exclusively for funding transportation purposes, including road repaving and safety and operational improvements, such as should improvements, road widening, roundabouts, and projects form the Transportation Master Plan. Funds may also be used for multi-use trails and to offset projects budgeted through the county’s General Fund.

More information about the TSPLOST may be found on the county website at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d65b10efc46148e28d6213e8ee92f3dc.

Additional information about voting, as well as sample ballots, may be found on the Oconee County Board of Elections and Registrations page at https://www.oconeecounty.com/247/Elections-Registration.

This press release was produced by the Oconee County. The views expressed here are the author’s own.