Clearlake, California, Appointed City Clerk, Measure W (November 2016)

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Local ballot measure elections in 2016

Measure W: Clearlake Appointed City Clerk
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The basics
Election date:
November 8, 2016
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local election and voting laws
Related articles
Local election and voting laws on the ballot
November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California
Lake County, California ballot measures
City governance on the ballot
See also
Clearlake, California

A measure to establish an appointed city clerk position was on the ballot for Clearlake voters in Lake County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved by a margin of 47 votes.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of establish the city clerk as an appointed position instead of an elected one.
A no vote was a vote against establish the city clerk as an appointed position instead of an elected one.

A similar measure, Measure X, which would have made the city treasurer an appointed position, was defeated by a margin of 36 votes.

Election results

Measure W
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 1,864 50.64%
No1,81749.36%
Election results from Lake County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

SHALL THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK BE APPOINTIVE?[2]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Clearlake, California.

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Footnotes

  1. County of Lake, California, "Local measures to be voted on at the November 8, 2016 consolidated general election," accessed October 24, 2016
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.