From the 2026 Utah Voter Guide, for the November 3, 2026 general election. Kept as published, with results added.
All 2026 items →San Juan County question
Proposition #7
San Juan County sales tax for emergency medical services
Last updated
How San Juan County voted
Passed
Unofficial · as of November 4, 2026
Becomes official after the state canvass on November 23.
- Yes
- 60.6% · 564 votes
- No
- 39.4% · 366 votes
Needs more yes than no votes to pass. Source: election results (opens in a new tab)
In plain English
A new 1% county sales tax to pay for emergency medical and ambulance services across San Juan County. Groceries, prescription medications and motor fuel are not taxed.
A yes vote
Adds a 1% sales tax on most purchases in San Juan County. The money pays for emergency medical and ambulance services: running them, staff, equipment and buildings. Groceries, prescription medications and motor fuel are not taxed. Under state law the tax lasts ten years, and continuing it after that needs another vote.
A no vote
No new sales tax. Emergency medical and ambulance services in San Juan County continue with the funding they have now.
How it reads on your ballot
Authorization of a sales tax increase to fund EMS
Shall San Juan County, Utah, be authorized to impose a local sales and use tax of one percent (1.0%) as authorized by Utah Code Section 59-12-802, with the revenue generated from the tax to be used for the funding, operation, maintenance, equipment, staffing, capital improvements, and enhancements of emergency medical services (EMS), ambulance services in San Juan County. A tax would be imposed on taxable transactions occurring within San Juan County, Certain purchases exempt under Utah law, including groceries, prescription medications, and motor fuel, would remain exempt.