NOTICE OF REFERENDUM TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF GLASCOCK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, GEORGIA     NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 4th day of November, 2025, a special election will be held at the regular polling places in all the election districts of Glascock County at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of Glascock County for their determination the question of whether a special sales and use tax for educational purposes of one percent shall continue to be levied, imposed and collected on all sales and uses in Glascock County for a period of time not to exceed twenty (20) calendar quarters and for the purpose of raising not more than $3,700,000 of net proceeds by said tax, which shall go to the School District for the purpose of (i) adding to, renovating, improving, furnishing and equipping existing school buildings and other buildings and facilities useful and desirable in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, agricultural and band buildings, additional classrooms and physical education/athletic facilities; (ii) acquiring technology improvements, including safety and security improvements and computer technology; (iii) acquiring new school equipment, including, new buses and maintenance vehicles, band instruments, text books and digital resources; (iv) acquiring, constructing and equipping new school buildings and facilities useful and desirable in connection therewith, including a K-12 building, athletic/physical education facilities and transportation and maintenance facilities; (v) acquiring any necessary or desirable property, both real and personal, the maximum amount of the projects to be paid with sales and use tax proceeds will be $3,700,000.   The ballots to be used at such referendum shall have written or printed thereon substantially the following:   _____ Yes _____ No Shall a special one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes be imposed in Glascock County for a period not to exceed twenty (20) calendar quarters and for the purpose of raising not more than $3,700,000 of net proceeds by said tax, which shall go to the School District for the purpose of (i) adding to, renovating, improving, furnishing and equipping existing school buildings and other buildings and facilities useful and desirable in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, agricultural and band buildings, additional classrooms and physical education/athletic facilities; (ii) acquiring technology improvements, including safety and security improvements and computer technology; (iii) acquiring new school equipment, including, new buses and maintenance vehicles, band instruments, text books and digital resources; (iv) acquiring, constructing and equipping new school buildings and facilities useful and desirable in connection therewith, including a K-12 building, athletic/physical education facilities and transportation and maintenance facilities; (v) acquiring any necessary or desirable property, both real and personal, the maximum amount of the projects to be paid with sales and use tax proceeds will be $3,700,000?     The several places for holding said referendum shall be at the regular and established voting precincts of the election districts of Glascock County, Georgia, and the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the date fixed for the referendum. All polling places will be open.   The last day to register to vote in this referendum shall be October 6, 2025, through 5:00 p.m.   Those residents of Glascock County qualified to vote at such referendum shall be determined in all respects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia.   This notice is given pursuant to a resolution of the Glascock County Board of Education adopted on August 1, 2025.   This 7th day of August, 2025.   /s/Catherine M. Hunnicutt Election Supervisor