Cochise County voters will see a familiar question on their November ballot: whether to approve a half-cent sales tax increase to fund construction of a new jail.

This marks the second time residents will vote on the measure after an appeals court invalidated the 2023 election results. The court ruled that inactive voters did not receive ballots as required by state law for this type of tax proposal.

The current Cochise County jail is nearly 40 years old and deteriorating rapidly, according to Sheriff Mark Dannels.

"No matter what it is in that jail, it's collapsing, and that's just like a car only lasts so long," he said.

The proposed half-cent sales tax would generate funds specifically for the construction of the new jail facility to replace the aging structure that county officials

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