Fulton County Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Renewal (ESPLOST)
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Fulton County Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Renewal (ESPLOST) is a ballot measure in Fulton County, Georgia on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This question would renew Fulton County's 1% sales tax for school buildings, safety, equipment, and buses for up to five years. People buying taxable goods in the county would pay it; Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Schools would share up to $2.096 billion.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Above average · 60 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 1,076,561 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,940,407 ÷ 1,076,561) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.72, measured against a statewide vote in GA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
This question would renew Fulton County's 1% sales tax for school buildings, safety, equipment, and buses for up to five years. People buying taxable goods in the county would pay it; Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Schools would share up to $2.096 billion.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
The existing school sales tax would continue from July 2027, and Atlanta Public Schools could issue up to $350 million in bonds paid from its share.
A NO vote means
The school sales tax would expire as scheduled, and the related Atlanta Public Schools bond authority would not be approved.
Source: fultoncountyga.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.