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Berkeley, California, Measure HH, Utility Tax (November 2020)
| Berkeley Measure HH | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local utility tax and fees and City tax | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Berkeley Measure HH was on the ballot as a referral in Berkeley on November 3, 2020. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an increase to the utility users tax from 7.5% to 10% on electricity and gas and a 2.5% increase to the gas users tax, generating an estimated $2.4 million per year for municipal services including reducing greenhouse gas emissions. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an increase to the utility users tax from 7.5% to 10% on electricity and gas and a 2.5% increase to the gas users tax. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure HH.
Election results
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Berkeley Measure HH |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 27,175 | 47.03% | ||
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30,612 | 52.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure HH was as follows:
| “ | Shall an ordinance increasing the Utility Users Tax on electricity and gas from 7.5% to 10%, with exemptions for low-income users, for general municipal services, including programs to equitably reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, and authorizing the City Council to increase the gas users tax by an additional 2.5%, with the total tax estimated to generate $2.4 million annually, until repealed by the voters, be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Berkeley.
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