Concord, California, Measure V, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Concord Measure V | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Concord Measure V was on the ballot as a referral in Concord on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an extension and increase to the current sales tax from 0.5% to 1% generating an estimated $27 million per year for city services including emergency response, disaster preparedness, local businesses, street repair, gang prevention, law enforcement and addressing homelessness, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Concord from 8.75% to 9.25%. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an extension and increase to the current sales tax from 0.5% to 1% generating an estimated $27 million per year for city services including emergency response, disaster preparedness, local businesses, street repair, gang prevention, law enforcement and addressing homelessness, thereby leaving the existing total sales tax rate in Concord at 8.75% until March 2025. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure V.
Election results
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Concord Measure V |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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28,771 | 50.47% | ||
| No | 28,231 | 49.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure V was as follows:
| “ | To continue locally controlled funding that the State cannot take, to protect/maintain Concord’s city services, such as 911 emergency/disaster response/preparedness; supporting local residents/businesses through recovery; street/pothole repair; gang prevention; crime investigation; community policing; addressing homelessness; and other city services; shall the measure extending/increasing the existing voter-approved sales tax from 0.5% to 1% to raise $27,000,000 annually until ended by voters, including annual audits, citizens’ oversight be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Concord.
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