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City of Ridgecrest Sales Tax for Street Repairs, Measure N (November 2008)
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A City of Ridgecrest Sales Tax for Street Repairs, Measure N ballot measure was on the November 4, 2008 ballot for voters in the City of Ridgecrest in Kern County, California, where it was defeated.
If Measure N had been approved, it would have imposed a "special transactions and use tax" for "specific street improvements." The sales tax would have been .75 cents. The tax would have been in effect for ten years.
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for approval.
Election results
| Measure N | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 4,801 | 48.48% | ||
| Yes | 6,241 | 56.52% | ||
- These final, certified, election results are from the Kern County elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| MEASURE N: "Shall an ordinance be approved that adopts a special transactions and use tax to pay for specific street improvements at the rate of three quarters of a percent (3/4%) of the retail sales price, to be administered by the California State Board of Equalization, to terminate 10 years following activation, and to include an Ad Hoc Citizens Advisory Committee?"[1] |
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
