local option
noun
: 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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During August, there is no Florida sales tax or local option tax for school supplies.
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Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
This tax hike would be similar to the 10 other cities levying a local option income tax.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Kentucky first observed daylight saving time in 1918, when the Standard Time Act established daylight saving time to conserve electricity during World War I. After the war was over, daylight saving was no longer national law and became a local option.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
But this is not the case for all the local options.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
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Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
This tax hike would be similar to the 10 other cities levying a local option income tax.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Kentucky first observed daylight saving time in 1918, when the Standard Time Act established daylight saving time to conserve electricity during World War I. After the war was over, daylight saving was no longer national law and became a local option.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
But this is not the case for all the local options.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
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“Local option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20option. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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