Ballot question
Scott Township: Additional 0.065-Mill Tax for Ambulance and EMT Services
- On the ballot in
- Scott Township
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
Do you favor the imposition of a .065 mill annual tax on all real property by Scott Township to be used only to support ambulance and EMT services serving the Township?
A “Yes” vote means
Authorizes the Scott Township supervisors to levy an additional .065 mill annual real property tax used only for ambulance and EMT services.
A “No” vote means
Does not authorize the additional .065 mill annual real property tax for ambulance and EMT services.
Official plain English statement
The purpose of the ballot question is to determine whether Scott Township may impose an additional .065 Mill Tax as a special levy on real property located within Scott Township, for the sole purpose of funding ambulance and EMT services within the Township. This would be in addition to a previous 1 Mill tax levy imposed for the same purposes in 2020. The effect of the ballot question would be to authorize the Scott Township Board of Supervisors to impose an additional .065 Mill annual tax on all real property located within Scott Township which would be used solely for the purposes of funding ambulance and other EMT services within the Township. A “YES” vote would indicate that you are in favor of authorizing the Board of Supervisors to impose a .065 Mill increase on all real property located within Scott Township to be used solely to fund ambulance and EMT services within the Township. A “NO” vote would indicate your disapproval of the Board of Supervisors imposing an additional .065 Mill annual tax on all real property within the Township to support ambulance and EMT services.
On the Scott Township precinct 1 and 2 ballots only, under the heading "SCOTT TOWNSHIP REFERENDUM QUESTION". The Plain English statement is from the county's UMOVA notice.
Sources
- Sample Ballots for November 3, 2026 General Election, Lackawanna County (all precincts) · Lackawanna County Board of Elections
- Official Notice of Election for Military and Overseas Voters, County of Lackawanna - 2026 General Election, November 3, 2026 · Lackawanna County Department of Elections
- Sample Ballots – General Election, November 3, 2026 (all precincts), Luzerne County · Luzerne County Bureau of Elections
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