El Segundo, California, Hotel Tax Increase, Measure B (April 2016)
| Measure B: El Segundo Hotel Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| April 12, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local hotel tax Expires in: Never |
| Related articles |
| Local hotel tax on the ballot April 12, 2016 ballot measures in California Los Angeles County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| El Segundo, California Hotel taxes in California |
A hotel tax increase was on the ballot for El Segundo voters in Los Angeles County, California, on April 12, 2016. It was approved.
| A "yes" vote was a vote in favor of increasing the city's hotel tax from 8 percent to 12 percent. |
| A "no" vote was a vote against this change, leaving the city's hotel tax at 8 percent. |
City officials estimated this tax would increase the city's annual revenue by about $3.2 million.[1]
Election results
| El Segundo, Measure B | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,534 | 71.78% | ||
| No | 996 | 28.22% | ||
- Election results from El Segundo Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the hotel tax measure which increases transient occupancy taxes on lodging from 8% to 12% (indefinitely increasing annual general fund revenues by an estimated $3,200,000.00) for all City services be adopted?[2] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the El Segundo City Council.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 El Segundo Elections, "Nominees and Measures for election on April 12, 2016," accessed February 15, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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