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It’s a rare occasion when the November general election features only one issue on the countywide ballot, but that’s what’s up Tuesday. The Boone County Commission is asking voters through Proposition 1 for a 10-year extension of the county’s half-cent sales tax for roads. Here’s some basic information.
About the tax: The sales tax has been in place for 15 years and was first approved in 1993. It was extended for 10 years in 1998. It has thus far generated $127 million. If Proposition 1 is approved today, it will remain in place until September 2018.
- Hazel Poff-Doiron casts her vote on Proposition 1 at Mid-America Harley Davidson on TUesday in Columbia. Poff-Doiron was the 50th voter to arrive at the 41st Precinct polling location. Proposition 1 was the only issue on the ballot and concerns a 10-year extension for a Boone County half-cent sales tax to support roads. The extension would keep the tax in place until 2018.
Who can vote, and where and when? Registered Boone County voters can visit the polling locations designated on their voter identification cards between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. today. If you don’t have your voter identification card, you must take another valid form of ID, such as a driver’s license, to the poll. A list of other acceptable forms of ID can also be found in the Q&A section of the Boone County clerk’s home page at showmeboone.com/CLERK.
Have you moved since you last voted? You must have an updated voter registration address in order to vote. If you need to, you can update your address online at the county clerk’s home page. To do this, click on the Q&A link on the left-hand side of the page and scroll down to “How do I vote.”
Don’t know your polling place? You can find your polling location by clicking on “Find your polling place” on the clerk’s home page. You will be asked to enter your full name.
What if I have other questions? Again, check the clerk’s home page. There’s lots of information there, including a sample ballot and a voter polling place survey. Or you can call the clerk’s office at (573) 886-4375.
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