Diamond Bar, California, Measure DB, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Diamond Bar Measure DB | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Diamond Bar Measure DB was on the ballot as a referral in Diamond Bar on November 3, 2020. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 0.75% generating an estimated $3.8 million per year for essential services including street maintenance, public safety, parks and recreation facilities, and programs, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Diamond Bar from 9.5% to 10.25%. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an additional sales tax of 0.75% generating an estimated $3.8 million per year for essential services including street maintenance, public safety, parks and recreation facilities, and programs, thereby leaving the existing total sales tax rate in Diamond Bar at 9.5%. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure DB.
Election results
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Diamond Bar Measure DB |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 8,272 | 33.25% | ||
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16,606 | 66.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure DB was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Ordinance to increase the Transactions and Use Tax ¾ cents providing approximately $3,800,000 annually, with no expiration date to be used for essential city services such as street maintenance and public safety and other city services such as parks and recreation facilities and programs 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 Diamond Bar.
See also
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Footnotes
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