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City of Santa Ana Utility Users Tax, Measure AA (November 2014)
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A City of Santa Ana Utility Users Tax, Measure AA ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Santa Ana in Orange County, California. It was approved.
Upon approval, Measure AA authorized the city of Santa Ana to continue levying its utility users tax at a rate of 5.5 percent, reduced from 6 percent. This tax was levied on all telephone, electricity, gas and water services in the city.[1]
It also:[2]
- applied the utility users tax to cellular phone service, rather than just hard lines
- modernized and clarified the language used in the city's utility tax law
- eliminated a maximum tax cap of $11,000 for the utility tax
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 24,845 | 75.7% | ||
| No | 7,955 | 24.3% | ||
Election results via: Orange County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[1]
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Shall the ordinance reducing and reforming the Utility User's Tax for telephone, electricity, gas and water services from six (6) percent to five and one-half (5 1/2) percent be adopted?[3] |
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Impartial analysis
The impartial analysis of Measure AA is available here.
Full text
The full text of the ordinance that was enacted by the approval of Measure AA is available here.
Support
Supporters
The following individuals signed the official arguments in support of Measure AA:[4]
- Councilmember Angelica Amezcua
- Councilmember Michele Martinez
- Councilmember Roman Reyna
- Councilmember Vincent F. Sarmiento
- Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero
Arguments in favor
The following was submitted as the official arguments in favor of Measure AA:[4]
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Asking voters to approve a Utility User Tax (UUT) ordinance is never an easy or popular choice, but the Mayor and City Council members unanimously voted to put the measure on the ballot because it is in the City's best interests. The City's recently adopted Strategic Plan provides for financial stability and equality and this measure delivers both. The UUT generates millions of dollars for general city services and must be modernized to protect the revenue. The measure will apply to modern technology like cellular service; it will provide equality by eliminating a maximum tax cap of $11,000 for the largest utility consumers it reduces the tax from 6% to 5.5%. Yes, it reduces the tax. Please vote Yes! and join us in making Santa Ana great! (quote) |
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| —Councilmember Angelica Amezcua, Councilmember Michele Martinez, Councilmember Roman Reyna, Councilmember Vincent F. Sarmiento and Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero[1] | ||
Opposition
Opponents
The Orange County Republican Party officially endorsed a "no" vote on Measure AA.[5]
Arguments
No official arguments in opposition to Measure AA were submitted. If you have an argument you would like to see posted here, please email the Local Ballot Measures Project staff writer.
See also
- Santa Ana
- Local utility tax and fees on the ballot
- Orange County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Santa Ana City Elections Office, "Ballot Measure information document," archived September 2, 2014
- ↑ Santa Ana City Elections Office, "Impartial Analysis of Measure AA," archived September 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Santa Ana City Elections Office, "Ballot Measure information document," archived September 2, 2014
- ↑ Orange County GOP website, "Officially endorsed candidates," accessed September 2, 2014 (dead link)
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