Mill Valley Measure T: 3,043 Yes Votes Put Local Services Tax Above Two-Thirds Threshold

MILL VALLEY, Marin County — November 5, 2026. Mill Valley voters have given an early supermajority to Measure T, a municipal services parcel-tax question on the November 3 ballot. The county’s election-night report lists 3,043 Yes votes (79.49%) compared with 785 No (20.51%). Measure T requires approval from at least two-thirds of voters casting valid selections on the question, and the reported Yes percentage is above that threshold. No certified outcome has yet been issued.

What the measure is — and what it isn’t

The ballot measure is described by the ABC7 election results index as a Mill Valley services tax with a two-thirds approval threshold. It is not the same as Ross Valley’s Measure S in Larkspur or Measure Q in Corte Madera. Those communities share regional concerns but have different legal questions, tax structures and eligible electorates. The precise legally authorized use and rate for Mill Valley must be read from the county election office’s Measure T text, not inferred from the names of neighboring measures.

Why thresholds matter

A measure requiring two-thirds Yes cannot automatically be declared approved on a narrow 51% majority. Here the county’s reported vote is much higher, but the requirement still applies to the eventual official count. Dividing 3,043 by 3,828 valid Yes/No selections gives the early 79.49% support. It does not follow that 79.49% of all registered Mill Valley voters supported the measure, because only actual valid selections are the relevant denominator.

Separate council election

The Mill Valley City Council has its own two-seat contest. The county overnight report lists Max Perrey at 2,541 candidate selections and Stephen Burke at 2,462, with a small number of write-ins. See California58’s council report. A two-seat election featuring two main candidates has a distinct structure from a yes/no tax measure, and no result is certified yet.

When to check again

Marin County’s published counting schedule includes a new update by 5 p.m. November 5 and further reports on November 9, 11, 13, 17, 20 and 25. Extra valid mail ballots and canvass corrections may change both vote totals and percentages. When evaluating the final result, residents should check both the county official result and the full Measure T ballot text.

Source cutoff: November 4 at approximately 1:05 a.m. PT, Marin County local result carried by KQED and ABC7; verified November 5. Numbers are preliminary.

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