Elmore County voters overwhelmingly rejected a new tax and property assessment plan known as "Enhance Elmore" at the polls on Tuesday.
According to unofficial returns on Tuesday night, voters rejected the measure by a 93% to 7% margin. A total of 843 voters voted in favor of the plan, while 12,038 voted against it.
The local constitutional amendment on the ballot on Tuesday would’ve levied a 4.5% countywide tax increase on the wholesale purchase of tobacco and vape products. Under the amendment, Elmore County property owners would also have been required to pay a $300 assessment fee for commercial property, a $150 assessment fee for residential property, and a $25 assessment for land-only parcels.
The additional revenue from the taxes and fees would’ve gone to county fire service improvements and a new jail, according to Elmore County. Opponents of the plan argued that the county didn’t need the new revenue and that the new assessment would be a burden on property owners.
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