Sales Tax Special Question Election
(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, January 26, 2017)
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF SPECIAL QUESTION ELECTION
ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of Ellsworth County, Kansas (the "County") that a special question election has been called and will be held on March 7, 2017, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the County the following proposition:
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall Ellsworth County, Kansas, be authorized
to impose a one-half percent (0.5%) retailers’
sales tax (the “New Sales Tax”), with 50% of the
sales tax proceeds to be applied to pay the
costs of constructing, improving and
maintaining bridges in the County, and 50%
of the sales tax proceeds to be applied to pay
the costs of providing health care services in
the County by Ellsworth County Medical
Center, with collection of such New Sales Tax
to commence upon termination of an existing
one-half percent (0.5%) retailers’ sales tax
collected in the County, which commencement
and termination date is expected to be July 1,
2017, all pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A.
12-187 et seq., as amended?
To vote in favor of the question submitted on
this ballot, darken the oval to the left of the
word "Yes." To vote against it, darken the oval
to the left of the word "No."
YES
NO
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The polls will open at 7:00 o'clock a.m. and will close at 7:00 o'clock p.m. on March, 7, 2017, the election day. The voting places in the City, and the area each voting place will serve, will be as follows:
Voters Residing In Will Vote At
Ash Creek Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Black Wolf Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Canren Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Columbia Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Ellsworth Township Precinct Ellsworth American
Legion
Empire Township, Buckeye Precinct Ellsworth American
Legion
Empire Township, Venango Precinct Ellsworth American
Legion
Garfield Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Langley Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Sherman Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Thomas Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Trivoli Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
East Ellsworth Precinct 1 Ellsworth American Legion
East Ellsworth Precinct 2 Ellsworth American Legion
West Ellsworth Precinct Ellsworth American Legion
Carneiro Precinct Kanopolis City Library
Clear Creek Precinct Kanopolis City Library
Mulberry Precinct Kanopolis City Library
Kanopolis Precinct Kanopolis City Library
Lincoln Precinct Lorraine City Hall, Lorraine
Lorraine Precinct Lorraine City Hall, Lorraine
Noble Precinct Wilson Senior Center
Wilson Precinct Wilson Senior Center
Palacky Precinct Holyrood Lutheran Parish Hall
Holyrood Precinct Holyrood Lutheran Parish Hall
The election will be conducted by the officers and/or persons provided by law for holding elections, and the method of voting will be by ballot. Registered voters are eligible to vote by advance voting ballot upon application to the Ellsworth County Clerk at the address set forth below pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1117.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following additional information is provided by the County with respect to compliance with the provisions of K.S.A. 10-120a and K.S.A. 12-6,122. This information has been obtained from sources deemed reliable by the County. Certain portions of this information are based upon projections. No assurances can be given that these projections will be accurate due to changing market conditions and other matters unknown or unavailable at this time.
Projected Annual Revenues of 0.5% City-Wide
Retailers' Sales Tax
$354,000
(based on historical collections of existing 0.5%
County-wide retailers' sales tax)
The election officer conducting the election will be the County Clerk of Ellsworth County, Kansas, whose address is: County Courthouse, 210 N. Kansas Ave., Suite 4, Ellsworth, Kansas 67439.
DATED: December 5, 2016.
Shelly Vopat, County Clerk
Ellsworth County, Kansas
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