Cochise County to hold new jail tax election after lawsuit challenges 2023 vote [View all]
Cochise County needs an estimated $100 million to build a new jail, and voters will once again be asked to approve a sales tax to fund it, even though a previous tax approved in 2023 remains in effect and is still under legal challenge.
The County’s Board of Supervisors voted this week to restart the process for a new half cent sales tax election to be scheduled for November 4 of this year.
However, voters already approved the 25 year sales tax in 2023, and a lawsuit alleging that election was invalid has traced a complicated path through the court system.
The Board reached a settlement in the case, headed by plaintiff Daniel LaChance against them and the Jail District, at a special meeting March 21.
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