​Marin, Sonoma Voters Reject 30-Year SMART Tax Extension

NORTH BAY, CA — Voters in Marin and Sonoma counties rejected a tax extension for the operation of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit's SMART train system.

Measure I would have extended an existing quarter-cent sales tax to help finance the operations of the train system for an additional 30 years.

Measure I needed two-thirds approval. In Marin County, the measure received 53.5 percent approval with all 157 precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning. In Sonoma County, the measure received just 49.8 percent with all 526 precincts reporting.

The tax was first approved by voters in Marin and Sonoma counties in 2008 and generates around $40 million a year for SMART. The existing tax expires in 2029.

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