El Matador Road Maintenance District Parcel Tax, Measure R (November 2014)
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An El Matador Road Maintenance District Parcel Tax, Measure R ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the El Matador Road Maintenance District in Santa Clara County, California. It was approved.
Measure R enacted a tax on each parcel of improved land in the El Matador Road Maintenance District for road repair and maintenance. The tax was designed to begin on July 1, 2015, in the amount of $750 per year for the first three years and $350 for the fourth year. It was set to then increase by $10 in each of the years five through 32.[1]
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure R.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 103 | 85.83% | ||
| No | 17 | 14.17% | ||
Election results via: Santa Clara County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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Shall a special tax on each parcel of improved land in the El Matador Road Maintenance District be enacted, for 32 years, for road repair and maintenance, beginning July 1, 2015, in the amount of $750 per year for three years, then $350 for year four, and thereafter increasing by $10 each year for years five through 32, with expenditures overseen by a Steering Committee comprised of District residents and the issuance of annual reports to ensure fiscal accountability? [2] |
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See also
- District tax on the ballot
- California parcel tax on the ballot
- Santa Clara County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters website, "List of Ballot Measures," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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