Early voting starts tomorrow on a sales tax issue in Jonesboro. Voters are not being asked to raise any taxes, but they are going to consider changing the way the tax is spent. In 2000, voters approved a permanent one cent city sales tax. Half of the money generated can be spent on capital improvements and the other half goes to general operations. The tax generates about $7.5 million dollars annually for the city. On August 12, voters will be asked to lift the capital improvement restriction and let all of the money go toward the general revenue fund. Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin says the change would allow city officials to direct money from the tax to go where it is most needed. Perrin says the city has two more years left to pay for projects that cost almost three and a half million dollars. If the voters approve the special provision, Perrin says money can be redirected to pay off that total more quickly. Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday says early voting will take place tomorrow through Friday and next Monday in the Craighead County Election Annex from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Election day is Tuesday, August 12. The tax will remain the same if voters reject the tax issue.