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Farmersville, California, Measure Q, Hotel Tax (November 2020)
| Farmersville Measure Q | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local hotel tax and City tax | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Farmersville Measure Q was on the ballot as a referral in Farmersville on November 3, 2020. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing a 10% hotel tax generating an estimated $185,000 per hotel per year for general programs, services, economic development and improvements. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing a 10% hotel tax generating an estimated $185,000 per hotel per year for general programs, services, economic development and improvements. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure Q.
Election results
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Farmersville Measure Q |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,070 | 48.97% | ||
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1,115 | 51.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Q was as follows:
| “ | Shall the measure enacting a ten percent (10%) Transient Occupancy Tax to be paid by hotel guests in the City of Farmersville providing funding for general purposes such as city services, programs, economic development, and capital improvements, which is expected to generate an estimated $185,000 annually per hotel and is effective until repealed by the voters, be adopted?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 Farmersville.
See also
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Footnotes
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