Voters in two South Dakota counties reject local sales taxes for property tax reductions

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 471

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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Voters in South Dakota’s Brown and Codington counties rejected new half-percent county sales taxes Tuesday, voting down plans their county commissions had proposed to lower homeowners’ property taxes.

Brown and Codington were the first counties where voters weighed in on the new taxes. The decisions come after a string of county commissions approved local sales taxes for homeowner property tax reductions. At least seven other counties have adopted a sales tax without putting …

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