Yavapai County Jail District Excise Tax Increase
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Safety and Crime Control
Yavapai County would raise its jail sales tax by a quarter cent per dollar for 20 years starting July 2027 to cover jail costs, which the county estimates at about $41 million a year. You would pay a little more sales tax on purchases in the county.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, as Jail District board (Resolution 2026-1, March 18, 2026)
The county's elected supervisors, who also run the Jail District, voted on March 18, 2026 to ask voters. Arizona requires voter approval for a jail district sales tax.
Source: journalaz.com
A YES vote means
The county jail sales tax goes up by a quarter cent per dollar for 20 years starting July 2027.
A NO vote means
The tax does not go up, and the county covers jail costs from its existing budget.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Source: yavapaiaz.gov