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Town of Fairfax Mandatory Use of Reusable Checkout Bags, Measure C (November 2008)
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A Town of Fairfax Mandatory Use of Reusable Checkout Bags, Measure C ballot question was on the November 4, 2008 ballot for voters in the Town of Fairfax in Marin County, where it was approved.
Measure C made it mandatory for "all shops, stores, eating places and retail food vendors located in the Town of Fairfax" to use "recyclable paper and/or reusable checkout bags" in order to "reduce plastic pollution, dependence on foreign oil, impacts to marine ecosystems and unsightly litter". Measure C includes fines for violations.
Election results
| Measure C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 3,705 | 78.51% | ||
| No | 1,014 | 21.49% | ||
- These final, certified, election results are from the Marin County elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| MEASURE C: "To reduce plastic pollution, dependence on foreign oil, impacts to marine ecosystems and unsightly litter, shall an ordinance be adopted to require the use of recyclable paper and/or reusable checkout bags by all shops, stores, eating places and retail food vendors located in the Town of Fairfax, and provide penalties for violations?" |
