亚特兰大地区选民表决20.96亿美元学校销售税续征：另含交通税议案
11月3日，美国佐治亚州富尔顿县亚特兰大地区的选民在中期选举投票之外，还要决定两项地方税案。投票时间为上午7时至晚上7时，晚上7时前排队的选民仍可投票，缺席选票须在晚上7时前送达县选举部门。
富尔顿县官方样本选票显示，教育特别目的地方选择销售税（ESPLOST）议案拟将现行1%教育销售税在2027年7月1日现税到期后重新开征，最长20个季度，征收上限为2,095,680,577美元：其中富尔顿县校区最高1,306,195,350美元、亚特兰大学区最高789,485,227美元，用于校舍用地、建设与改造、技术与安全改进、校车与设备。若获多数批准，该票同时构成批准亚特兰大学区发行最高3.5亿美元普通责任债务，由其税额份额偿还。
亚特兰大市以外的富尔顿县选民还将表决另一项议案：在该区域加征0.75%销售税，最长5年，用于交通改善与缓解拥堵。两项议案均须获得多数支持方可通过。
（来源：富尔顿县选举部门）
Atlanta-Area Voters Decide $2.096 Billion School Sales Tax Renewal and a Transportation Tax
On November 3, voters in the Atlanta area of Fulton County, Georgia, are deciding two local tax questions alongside the midterm ballot. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; voters in line by 7 p.m. may still vote, and absentee ballots must be returned to the county elections office by 7 p.m.
Fulton County's official consolidated sample ballot shows the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) question would reimpose the current 1 percent education sales tax on July 1, 2027, when the current tax expires, for up to 20 calendar quarters, raising no more than $2,095,680,577: up to $1,306,195,350 for the Fulton County School District and up to $789,485,227 for Atlanta Public Schools, for school land, construction and renovation, technology and safety improvements, buses and equipment. Approval would also authorize Atlanta Public Schools to issue up to $350 million in general obligation debt payable from its share of the tax.
Fulton County voters outside the City of Atlanta are also deciding whether to impose an additional 0.75 percent sales tax for up to five years for transportation improvements and congestion reduction. Both questions require a majority to pass.
(Source: Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections)
来源：富尔顿县选举部门
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