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Berkeley, California, Measure GG, Natural Gas Tax Measure (November 2024)

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Berkeley Measure GG

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Election date

November 5, 2024

Topic
City tax
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Initiative


Berkeley Measure GG was on the ballot as an initiative in Berkeley on November 5, 2024. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported enacting a tax of $2.9647 per therm of natural gas for buildings of 15,000 square feet or larger, minus residential and government buildings, to fund decarbonization programs.

A “no” vote opposed enacting a tax of $2.9647 per therm of natural gas for buildings of 15,000 square feet or larger, minus residential and government buildings, to fund decarbonization programs.


This measure required a simple majority to pass.

Election results

Berkeley Measure GG

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 16,178 30.98%

Defeated No

36,051 69.02%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure GG was as follows:

Shall the measure adopting a tax of $2.9647/therm of natural gas consumed annually in buildings of 15,000 square feet or larger except government buildings, single-family residences, and residential buildings with at least 50% affordable units, adjusted annually for inflation plus 6%; allocating revenues to building decarbonization programs, and administration; and establishing an oversight committee, generating an estimated $26.7 million the first year and more thereafter until its expiration in December 31, 2050, be adopted?


Path to the ballot

Measure GG was put on the ballot by a successful citizen initiative.

How to cast a vote

See also: Voting in California

See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in California.

How to vote in California


See also

Footnotes

  1. California Secretary of State, "Section 3: Polling Place Hours," accessed August 12, 2024
  2. California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed August 13, 2024
  3. 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed August 13, 2024
  4. California Secretary of State, "Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration)," accessed August 13, 2024
  5. SF.gov, "Non-citizen voting rights in local Board of Education elections," accessed November 14, 2024
  6. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  7. California Secretary of State, "What to Bring to Your Polling Place," accessed August 12, 2024
  8. BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, "Section 20107," accessed August 12, 2024
  9. Democracy Docket, "California Governor Signs Law to Ban Local Voter ID Requirements," September 30, 2024
  10. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.