Registered voters in the City of Seminole will take to the polls today, July 8 to decide the fate of a 1/8 cent excise tax to fund construction of the city’s new sewer plant.

The ballot reads as follows: “Shall Ordinance No. 1307 of the City of Seminole, Oklahoma, being an Ordinance amending the “City of Seminole Sales Tax Ordinance”, which will increase the excise tax levy in said Ordinance by oneeighth of one percent (%) upon the gross proceeds or gross receipts derived from all sales taxable under the Sales Tax Law of Oklahoma beginning on October 1, 2025; providing that the proceeds of such additional excise tax shall be used solely for providing revenues for paying debt service on indebtedness or refinancing indebtedness incurred on behalf of the City by the Seminole Municipal Authority for the purpose of constructing a new wastewater treatment plant for the City of Seminole, Oklahoma; providing that said tax shall no longer be levied or collected when said indebtedness is retired, or October 1, 2066, whichever shall be earlier; making provisions cumulative; and providing severability of provisions, be approved?”

If approved, the excise tax will go into effect Oct. 1 and remain in effect for 40 years, or until the debt is paid in full.

Polls will be open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. today. To find your precinct location, refer to your voter ID card or contact the Seminole County Election Board at (405) 257-2786. Voters may also log on to the online voter portal at oklahoma.gov/ elections/voters/ok-voter- portal.html for more information.