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    Lawsuit filed againstsales tax referendum

    Posted on October 21, 2026

    Two Taylor County voters, Dan Simmons and Don Curtis, and the political action committee “Taylor County Citizens for Responsible Government,” filed a lawsuit Thursday, Oct. 15, asking a circuit judge to declare the Taylor County School District’s proposed half-cent sales tax referendum ballot language illegal and to block elections officials from counting, releasing or certifying the results of the vote.

    With early voting set to begin this Saturday, Oct. 24, and the Nov. 3 General Election less than two weeks away, the dispute over the wording of the Taylor County School District’s proposed half-cent sales tax referendum has moved from the school board meeting room to the courthouse.

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