Guilford County 0.25% Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Education Quality, Public Safety and Crime Control
Opposes: Cost of Living Reduction, Government Spending Reduction
Guilford County could add a 0.25% sales tax for teacher pay, fire protection, community college projects, and some towns. Shoppers would pay 25 cents more per $100 of taxable purchases.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Guilford County Board of Commissioners (resolution, Aug. 6, 2026)
The elected board that runs the county voted Aug. 6, 2026 to hold this vote. Most of the money would go to teacher pay, the rest to fire protection, GTCC and five small towns.
Source: guilfordcountync.gov
A YES vote means
County commissioners may add the 0.25% sales tax after this vote. It would add 25 cents per $100 of eligible purchases for the listed uses.
A NO vote means
The county cannot add this proposed sales tax. These uses would not receive money from it.
Source: ncleg.gov
Source: guilfordcountync.gov