local option

noun

Definition of local option

: the power granted by a legislature to a political subdivision to determine by popular vote the local applicability of a law on a controversial issue (such as the sale of liquor)

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The Portland school board on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve language for a November ballot measure that, if passed, will renew a local option levy that paid for about 800 teachers in the current fiscal year. — oregonlive.com, "Portland voters will decide in November whether to renew levy to fund teachers," 14 Aug. 2019 The online grocery shopping and delivery service has added H-E-B as a local option in some D-FW Zip codes. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, "Instacart has added H-E-B as an online grocery option in select Dallas-Fort Worth Zip codes," 21 Aug. 2019 The local option tax, most recently approved by voters in 2014, will provide approximately 14% of the district’s general fund in the current fiscal year, or more than $96 million. — oregonlive.com, "Portland schools leaders will ask voters to extend tax levy for teachers in November," 7 Aug. 2019 The biggest challenge is that there are no other local options. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "Hundreds in prison limbo after Denver council breaks up with halfway house operators," 7 Aug. 2019 Florida’s sales tax is 6 percent, but in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, the rate is 7 percent because of a 1 percent local option tax. — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "Computers back on the list during Florida back-to-school sales tax holiday on Aug. 2-6," 29 July 2019 While several candidates for president are pushing for eliminating debt for advanced education, this may be an extreme but laudable concept, but a local option for us could be done now. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: We must condemn Trump; Ted Nugent’s disturbing comments about underage girls; Free community college, ﬁrst; Great advocacy, bad journalism (6/26/19)," 26 June 2019 Preparing ahead of time was the main function of this ordinance and special election, as Utqiaġvik has not yet even voted for local option of marijuana. — Anchorage Daily News, "Utqiagvik votes to tax marijuana," 7 May 2018 Consumers will pay zero state and local option taxes on hundreds of items, from clothes and shoes ($60 or less) to school supplies ($15 or less), according the Florida Department of Revenue. — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Teachers get special discount at Target Teachers Prep Event starting July 15," 13 July 2018

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