Every voter in the county can get a preview of what their ballot will look like by going to voter.jocoelection.org. Under Voter Resources click on "Voter Lookup & Sample Ballot." You will need to enter your first and last name as well as birthdate, and then click on “Click here for sample ballot.” You will see the national, statewide and local races based on where you live.

All Johnson County voters will have the same question at the end. It asks voters if they would approve of allowing sellers of alcoholic beverages to be free from any requirement that a certain percentage of their total sales come from food. This applies only to establishments where liquor is sold by the drink, such as bars, restaurants and microbreweries.

The current law mandates those establishments to derive 30% of their total sales from food. The state law has been in place since 1986 and allows individual counties to opt out by popular vote.

In Johnson County, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to put this question before voters in the November Election. For this question, a "Yes" vote is a vote to remove the 30% food requirement. A "No" vote is a vote to keep the food requirement in place.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic impacts on our community, Johnson County Government will begin accepting partial payments on second-half real estate and personal property taxes due on or before May 11. There is no minimum payment, but any remaining balance will begin to accrue interest on May 12. Partial payments only apply to the second half of 2019 property taxes. Please visit our Frequent Questions page for more details.

Learn about the inner workings of Johnson County Government and how you can get more involved in our community through JoCo Academy (formerly called Citizens Academy)! The Spring 2020 program will meet every Tuesday for 10 weeks, February 11th through April 14th, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Dinner will be provided at no cost at the beginning of each session. The application deadline for the Spring program is January 17th. Apply here.

The goal of JoCo Academy is three-fold: 
• Enhance citizen knowledge of county operations and services 
• Encourage a unified community identity 
• Increase volunteerism in Johnson County boards and commissions 

JoCo Academy participants hear presentations from staff, perform hands-on activities, and take tours of various county departments and agencies, including Wastewater, Corrections, Libraries, Parks and Recreation, the Sheriff’s Office and more.

The Kansas City Star recently featured our academy and that article is available here.

If you have questions about JoCo Academy, please call Kiley Heine at 913-715-0729.Visit jocogov.org/jocoacademy for more information and to apply. 

The Johnson County Treasury and Financial Management department has begun mailing 206,510 real estate and 18,070 personal property tax statements to Johnson County taxpayers. The first half real estate and personal property taxes are due on or before Friday, December 20, 2019, and the second half taxes are due on or before Monday, May 11, 2020. The real estate tax statement contains a comparison section between this year’s and last year’s tax breakdown. If the taxes are paid by a mortgage company, the statement will say “THIS IS NOT A TAX BILL” at the bottom. For those taxpayers that pay their statements directly, there will be a return payment stub at the bottom of the statement

Please note that the 'SCH CAPITAL OUTLAY' taxes levied by your local school district are no longer showing in 2019 as a separate taxing authority record on your tax statement.  These funds will now be included in your school district’s ‘UNIFIED’ funds.  These changes were made for reporting purposes only.

Taxpayers have several convenient options to pay their taxes:

• Online - Through our website, taxbill.jocogov.org, tax payments may be submitted electronically using our eCheck option for only $0.50 per transaction, or by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover) for a 2.4% fee per transaction.
• By Mail – Taxpayers can mail a check along with the payment stub to PO Box 2902, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201.
• In-Person - Taxpayers can make a payment at our office location, 111 S. Cherry Street, Suite 1500 in Olathe. Forms of payment accepted at our office include cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card (payment by credit/debit card includes an additional 2.4% service fee).

There are many other services on our website that may be helpful this tax season. Taxpayers may view an electronic version of their tax statement and print off tax receipts once their payment has been processed. They may also find important Tax Forms and get many questions answered through our Frequent Questions page.