(First published in The Wichita Eagle on January 21, 2026, and subsequently on January 28, 2026, and on the website of the county election office of any county where the Election is to be conducted not less than 21 days prior to the Election and shall remain on the website until the day after the Election) NOTICE OF SPECIAL QUESTION ELECTION TO ALL THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS: Notice is hereby given by the Governing Body of the City of Wichita, Kansas, and the Sedgwick County Election Commissioner that there will be a special question election in the City of Wichita, Kansas (the “City”) on the 3rd day of March, 2026, for the purpose of voting on the question of levying a city retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1.0%) on retail sales consummated within the City, for the special purpose of Public Safety, Homeless and Housing Services, the Revitalization of Century II and Convention Center Improvements, Property Tax Relief, and the Development and Construction of a New Downtown Public Performing Arts Center. The tax will take effect on July 1, 2026 and end no later than June 30, 2033. The tax will be collected by the State Department of Revenue, and the revenue therefrom returned to the City. The proposition shall appear on the ballot as follows: PROPOSITION NO. 1 - CITY-WIDE RETAILERS’ SALES TAX Shall the following be adopted? I. Shall the City of Wichita, Kansas, be authorized, pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., to impose a one percent (1.0%) city-wide retailers’ sales tax to be effective July 1, 2026, and which will terminate no later than June 30, 2033, the revenues derived therefrom to be applied as follows? A. An amount not to exceed $225 million dollars of such tax applied to Public Safety costs for support of City police and fire facility construction and maintenance, the acquisition of vehicles, apparatus and equipment and other purposes related to providing Police and Fire Services for the City; B. An amount not to exceed $250 million dollars of such tax applied to pay the costs for Revitalization of Century II (not to exceed $25 Million) and Upgraded and Expanded Convention Center Improvements (not to exceed $225 Million); C. An amount not to exceed $150 million dollars of such tax applied for Property Tax Relief; D. An amount not to exceed $150 million dollars of such tax applied to establish a restricted-special fund, with earnings from such fund to be reinvested into this special fund, to support Homeless and Housing Services by funding affordable housing projects and programs, shelter facilities, a multi-agency center and its operations and related services for people experiencing homelessness; and E. An amount not to exceed $75 million dollars of such tax applied for Development and Construction of a New Downtown Public Performing Arts Center. Yes No The polls will open at 7:00 A.M. and will close at 7:00 P.M., on March 3, 2026, the election day. The voting places in the City and the area each voting place will serve will be as follows: Polling Site/Address Polling Site Address Precincts AbilityPoint 2919 W 2nd St N 602, 606, 614, 616, 624 Alford Library 3447 S Meridian 417, 418, 429, 447, 448 Alvin Morris Admin Center 903 S Edgemoor 307, 308 Atwater Community Center 2755 E 19th St N 118 Berean Baptist Church 1230 N Hoover Rd 604, 605 Boston Rec Center 6655 E Zimmerly St 205, 207, 235, 248 309 Central Christian Church 2900 N Rock Rd 216, 218, 219, 237 Chisholm Trail Church of Christ 5833 E 37th St N 120, 123, 126, 133, 136 Church of the Magdalen 12626 E 21st St N 222, 228, 229, 236, 238, 243, 247 Colonial Heights Church 5200 S Broadway 316, 317, 318, 322, 326, 335, 338, 425 Country Acres Baptist 8810 W 10th St N 507, 517, 518 Covenant Presbyterian Church 1750 N Tyler Rd 508, 515, 516 East Point Church of Christ 747 N 127th St E 220, 223, 250 Eastminster Presbyterian 1958 N Webb Rd 217, 221, 249 Edgemoor Rec Center 5815 E 9th St N 102, 109, 111, 128, 135, 137 Evangel Presbyterian Church 1545 S 135th St W 410, 426, 431, 443, 449, 544, 549 Evergreen Library 2601 N Arkansas 615, 617, 626 Evidence Church 11135 W Kellogg 403, 412, 444 Exodus Church 15200 E Central 227, 240, 241, 242, 253, 255 Fire Station 21 2110 N 135th St W 539, 550 First Pentecostal Church 1755 E MacArthur Rd 311, 315, 327, 328, 329, 337 Glenville Church 4604 S Seneca St 422, 439, 450 Good Shepherd Episcopal Church 8021 W 21st St 510, 514 GraceFirst 14725 E Harry 226, 239, 251, 252, 257 Greater St Mary Baptist Church 1648 E 17th St N 113, 114, 115 Hillside Christian Church 8330 E Douglas Ave 206, 210, 211, 214, 254 Hope Church 2000 S Hillside St 304, 306, 330 Journey Church 9999 E Harry 225 Life Church 3210 N Maize Rd 505, 511, 513, 520, 521, 527, 528, 534, 541, 545, 546, 636 Linwood Recreation Center 1901 S Kansas 104, 105, 129, 130, 302, 303, 305, 312, 319 Machinists Building 3830 S Meridian Ave 416, 419, 420, 440, 446 Mt Vernon Methodist Church 5701 E Mt Vernon St 321, 332, 333 New Hope Christian Church 1400 George Washington Dr 339 Northside Church of Christ 4545 N Meridian Ave. 618, 622, 630, 633, 634 Olivet Baptist Church 3440 W 13th St N 611, 612 Pathway Church 2001 N Maize Rd 525, 526 Plum Shelter 6501 W 21st St N 503, 551, 632, 637 Plymouth Congregational Church 202 N Clifton Ave 107, 108, 110, 331 Progressive Missionary Baptist Church 2727 E 25th St N 117, 127 Redeemer Church 1900 McCormick 406, 408 Reformation Lutheran 7601 E 13th St N 138, 215 Reliance Community Church 11910 W Pawnee St 411, 413, 414, 421, 427, 428 Risen Savior Lutheran Church 6770 E 34th St N 121, 122 Riverside Christian Church 1001 Litchfield 601, 607, 608 Riverview Baptist Church 844 W 53rd St N 623, 627 Saint Mark United Methodist Church 1525 N Lorraine 116 Sedgwick County Extension Office 7001 W 21st St N 509, 603, 620, 621 Season’s Venue OJ Watson Park 313, 336, 407 South High School 701 W 33rd St S 314, 325 Southeast High School 2641 S 127th St E 208, 209, 230, 233, 246 St Andrew’s Lutheran 2555 Hyacinth Ln 613, 619 St Catherine of Siena 3642 N Ridge Rd 512, 629 St Elizabeth Ann Seton 645 N 119th St W 445, 522, 523, 531, 552 The Stockyards 6425 W MacArthur Rd 415, 423, 424, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 451 Urban League of Kansas 2418 E 9th St N 106 West Evangelical Free Church 1161 N Maize Rd 519, 524, 530 West High School 820 S Osage 103, 301, 320, 324, 405 Westview Baptist Church 1325 S Meridian Ave 404, 409 Westwood Presbyterian 8007 W Maple 401, 402, 504, 506 Wichita United Church of Christ 5200 E 31st St S 310, 334 Woodland Lakes Community Church 770 S Greenwich Rd 224 Woodland United Methodist Church 1100 W 15th St N 609, 610 WSU Metropolitan Complex 5015 E 29th St N 112, 119 Early voting is available at the Sedgwick County Election Office during regular business hours, beginning Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Early voting will end at Noon on Monday, March 2, 2026. Early voting is also available at the following satellite locations on February 26-27, 2026, 10am-6pm, and February 28, 2026, 9am- 1pm: Eastminster Presbyterian 1958 N Webb Rd Evangel Presbyterian Church 1545 S 135th St W Machinists Building 3830 S Meridian Ave Mt. Vernon Methodist Church 5701 E Mt Vernon St Northside Church of Christ 4545 N Meridian Progressive Missionary Baptist Church 2727 E 25th St N Reformation Lutheran Church 7601 E 13th St N Sedgwick County Extension Office 7001 W 21st St N St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 2555 Hyacinth Ln Woodland Lakes Community Church 1100 W 15th St N The election will be conducted by the officers and/or persons provided by law for holding elections, and the method of voting will be by ballot. Registered voters are eligible to vote by advance voting ballot upon application to the Sedgwick County Election Commissioner at the address set forth below pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1117 et seq. Dated this 12th day of January 2026. Laura Rainwater Sedgwick County Election Commissioner