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Grant County Proposition 1 (advisory): 0.1% sales tax for behavioral health and therapeutic courts

On the ballot in
Grant County
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

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

Advises the county commissioners to adopt a 0.1% countywide sales and use tax for mental health, chemical dependency and therapeutic court programs. Advisory only.

A “No” vote means

Advises the county commissioners not to adopt the 0.1% sales and use tax. Advisory only; the vote itself imposes no tax.

Official plain English statement

This advisory measure asks whether the Grant County Board of Commissioners (the “Board”) should adopt a sales and use tax authorized by state law to fund specified behavioral health and court programs. The Board passed a resolution seeking voter input on whether to impose a sales and use tax under RCW 82.14.460 at the rate of one‑tenth of one percent (0.1%). The measure is advisory only and would not itself impose any tax; the Board may consider the results and later decide whether to adopt an ordinance imposing the tax. If adopted by the Board, the tax would apply countywide to taxable retail sales and uses at a rate of 0.1% of the selling price in the case of sales, or of the value of the article used in the case of use. Revenues would be used solely for the operation and delivery of chemical dependency treatment programs and services, mental health treatment programs and services, and therapeutic court programs and services.

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Grant County Proposition 1 (advisory): 0.1% sales tax for behavioral health and therapeutic courts · 2026 General Election · The Gist