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City of El Cerrito Sales Tax, Measure R (November 2014)
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A City of El Cerrito Sales Tax, Measure R ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of El Cerrito in Contra Costa County, California. It was approved.
Measure R authorized the city to renew for 12 years a sales tax of 1 percent.[1]
With this Measure R tax, the total sales tax rate in the city amounted to 9.5 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.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 5,791 | 70.56% | ||
| No | 2,416 | 29.44% | ||
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 to protect/ maintain City services, including fire prevention/ emergency services; emergency response times; neighborhood police patrols; firefighter/ police staffing; crime prevention/ investigation resources; after-school programs; library hours/ programs; senior services; open space, parks, paths/ playfields; other general City services, shall El Cerrito extend the existing voter-approved sales tax and set the future rate at one cent for 12 years, with citizens' oversight, annual audits, and all funds staying local, none to Sacramento?[2] |
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See also
- Local sales tax on the ballot
- City 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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