WIS Election Results

If passed, the county would switch to a council-administrator form of government from its current council form.

This 1% sales tax would fund 15 projects, including an $8 million emergency operation center. The tax would total more than $35 million.

A 'yes' vote retains the current council composition of one council member from district one, two council members from district two, one council member from district three, and the chair elected at large from the entire county. A 'no' vote will change the county council to four single-member districts, and the chair elected at large from the entire county.

The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office has estimated that a one percent sales and use tax would generate an estimated $536 million during the 8-year period from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2031.

If approved, the 1-cent Capital Project Sales Tax collections would continue the currently existing, 1-cent Capital Project Sales Tax and go into effect in May of 2024. It is anticipated the sales tax would generate approximately $5 million per year, for a total of $35 million during the life of the tax.

Bill would provide $190 million for a comprehensive facilities plan for the county's school district. It would fund construction of a new elementary school on the Holly Hill Elementary campus, a middle school wing on Lake Marion High School's campus, and construction of a new Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School.

Proposed Capital Penny Sales Tax Referendum