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California City, California, Hotel Tax, Measure T (November 2016)

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Local ballot measure elections in 2016

Measure T: California City Hotel Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 8, 2016
Status:
Defeatedd Defeated
Topic:
Local hotel tax
Amount: Increase from 6% to 10%
Expires in: Never
Related articles
Local hotel tax on the ballot
November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California
Kern County, California ballot measures
City tax on the ballot
See also
California City, California

A hotel tax measure was on the ballot for California City voters in Kern County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was defeated.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of raising the hotel guest tax from 6 percent to 10 percent.
A no vote was a vote against raising the hotel guest tax from 6 percent to 10 percent.

Election results

Measure T
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No2,27660.87%
Yes 1,463 39.13%
Election results from Kern County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

Shall an ordinance increasing the rate of the City of California City's Transient Occupancy (Hotel Guest) Tax, from 6% to 10%, raising an estimated $40,000 annually in additional general fund revenues until the tax is reduced or repealed by the voters, be adopted?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of California City, California.

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Kern County Elections, "Ballot Language for Local Measures," accessed October 30, 2016
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.