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City of Concord Sales Tax, Measure Q (November 2014)
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A City of Concord Sales Tax, Measure Q ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Concord in Contra Costa County, California. It was approved.
Measure Q authorized the city to renew a sales tax of 0.5 percent for 9 years.[1]
With this Measure Q tax, the total sales tax rate in the city amounted to 9 percent as of 2015. Of this total, 7.5 percent was the minimum sales tax mandated by the state, and 1 percent was imposed by the county.[2]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 19,291 | 77.21% | ||
| No | 5,694 | 22.79% | ||
Election results via: Contra Costa County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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To continue funding that cannot be taken by the State to protect/maintain Concord’s city services, including 911 response, police officers, gang prevention, crime investigation, neighborhood police patrols, city street/pothole repair, senior/youth programs, other city services, shall the City of Concord extend the existing voter-approved ½ cent sales tax for 9 years only, without increasing the current tax rate, including annual audits, independent citizens oversight, and no money for Sacramento?[3] |
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See also
- City tax on the ballot
- Local sales tax on the ballot
- Contra Costa County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Contra Costa County Elections Office, "November 4, 2014, ballot measure information," archived September 19, 2014
- ↑ Sale-Tax.com, "Concord, California," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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