El Medio Fire Protection District bond proposition, Measure M (November 2012)
An El Medio Fire Protection District bond proposition, Measure M ballot question was on the November 6, 2012, ballot for voters in the El Medio Fire Protection District in Butte County, where it was defeated.
Measure M would have authorized the El Medio Fire Protection District to borrow $1 million. The district wanted the money in order to acquire a parcel of land and make improvements on it, including the development of a training facility for firefighters.
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for approval. (In California, a 55 percent supermajority vote is required to approve school bond measures, but a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required to approve city or special district bonds.)
Election results
| Measure M | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 504 | 43.56% | ||
| Yes | 653 | 56.44% | ||
- Final official results from the Butte County elections office.
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Measure M: "To acquire a parcel of land and to make improvements thereon such as a training facility for the firefighters of the El Medio Fire Protection District, comprising a fire/rescue tower, classrooms, offices, a physical fitness workout room, an equipment maintenance shop, and ancillary buildings, workrooms and storage facilities, shall the El Medio Fire Protection District be authorized ro issue bonds not to exceed $1 million, at legal interest rates and no bonds maturing beyond 30 years?"[1] |
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