Monterey County Measure E is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in California.
What it does
Increase the county hotel tax from 10.5% to 12.5%
On your ballot
To fund critical County of Monterey services, including programs to improve street, water and sewer infrastructure maintenance; repair potholes; enhance emergency services; update libraries, parks and recreation facilities; improve healthcare and job development programs; and reduce homelessness, shall the County of Monterey increase its existing Transient Occupancy Tax paid only by hotel/lodging guests in the unincorporated area from 10.5% to 12.5% providing approximately $7,600,000 annually to be spent locally, until ended by voters?
What a yes vote means
A "yes" vote supports authorizing the county to increase the hotel tax in the unincorporated area from 10.5% to 12.5%.
