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Bishop, California, Measure P, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Bishop Measure P | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Bishop Measure P was on the ballot as a referral in Bishop on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 1% with revenue going to the city's general fund, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Bishop from 7.75% to 8.75%. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an additional sales tax of 1% with funds going to the city's general fund, thereby leaving the existing total sales tax rate in Bishop at 7.75%. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure P.
Election results
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Bishop Measure P |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,161 | 68.41% | ||
| No | 536 | 31.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure P was as follows:
| “ | To provide the City of Bishop with funding to maintain essential services such as police, fire, street maintenance, and parks and recreation, shall an ordinance creating a one-cent transactions (sales) and use tax be adopted, providing approximately $1.8 million annually until repealed by voters, with all funds locally controlled and independently audited? | ” |
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 Bishop.
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Footnotes
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