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Eureka, California, Measure I, Road Repair Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure I: Eureka Sales Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 DefeatedMajority required: 66.67% |
| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: 20 years |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Humboldt County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Eureka, California |
A sales tax increase was on the ballot for Eureka voters in Humboldt County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the city's sales tax by 0.25 percent for 20 years to fund local roads. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the city's sales tax by 0.25 percent for 20 years to fund local roads. |
Election results
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Eureka, California, Measure I, Road Repair Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 5,882 | 64.25% | ||
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3,273 | 35.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the Eureka Municipal Code be amended to add a one-quarter of one percent supplemental transaction and use tax to fund street, road, and alleyway maintenance and pothole repair, raising approximately 2.2 million dollars annually, with the following restrictions? The tax will expire after twenty years, unless reauthorized by voters. A citizen's oversight committee shall be established to conduct annual audits. Of all expenditures generated by the tax to ensure fiscal accountability and public participation.[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a 4-0 vote of the Eureka City Council on June 5, 2018.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Humboldt County, "Statewide General Election," accessed August 22, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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