In addition to the Council seats, there are five questions for Dekalb County residents that also affect municipal residents. The first question considers increasing the income cap on the homestead exemption for residents who are 65 years of age or over or those that are disabled. The second and third concern raising the income cap for seniors regarding an exemption for the school tax.
The fourth and fifth questions require citizens to vote whether to approve a second six-year Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) and whether to continue the suspension of the Homestead Option Sales Tax (HOST) and continue replacing it with the Equalized Homestead Option Sales Tax (EHOST). Both of these special taxes are currently in place for all DeKalb citizens and these votes are whether or not the County will continue with them. The ballot also states that in order for one to be enacted then both need approval. If one fails then neither will go into effect.
Tucker has been receiving SPLOST funds since March of 2018 and it is set to expire in March of 2024. These funds are from a one percent sales tax and are given to the City to manage capital improvements to the infrastructure. The approved project list on the ballot include: projects to be funded from the City of Tucker’s share of the proceeds including (a) road improvement and repair, (b) expansion and improvements of trails, sidewalks, and bikeways, (c) parks capital outlay, and (d) stormwater infrastructure.
For more details and information please visit tuckerga.gov/elections. There you will find links to the state and the county regarding your voter status, where to vote and what is on the ballot explanations