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City of Concord Appointed City Treasurer, Measure J (November 2012)
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A City of Concord Appointed City Treasurer, Measure J ballot question was on the November 6, 2012, ballot for voters in the City of Concord in Contra Costa County, where it was defeated.
Measure J would have allowed the city council to appoint a city treasurer. This would be a change from the current practice whereby the city treasurer is elected by the city's electorate.
Election results
| Measure B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 21,465 | 52.52% | ||
| Yes | 19,403 | 47.48% | ||
- Final official results from the Contra Costa County elections office.
Opposition
Louis Mazzarella opposed Measure J. He said, "If it's not broken, it does not need fixing. Leave it alone."[1]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| "Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointive?"[2] |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mercury News, "Concord man goes it alone in fighting 2012 election ballot measure," September 29, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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