Thurston County voters are being asked to raise taxes to generate funding for public safety agencies. If the .2% sales tax increase passes, some in Thurston County would pay the highest sales tax in the state, 11.5%. Sheriff Derek Sanders, Prosecutor Jon Tunheim, Auditor Mary Hall and Thurston County’s commissioners have endorsed the proposal. Under Proposition One, 75% of the funding raised would go towards the sheriff’s office. The remaining 25% would be allocated to public defenders, the auditor’s office and the prosecuting attorney’s office.