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Gonzales, California, Measure O, Sales Tax Increase (November 2018)
| Measure O: Gonzales Sales Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: 20 years |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Monterey County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Gonzales, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Gonzales voters in Monterey County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to increase the local sales tax from 0.5 percent to 1.0 percent for twenty years to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to increase the local sales tax from 0.5 percent to 1.0 percent for twenty years to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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Gonzales Measure O |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 732 | 45.52% | ||
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876 | 54.48% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City of Gonzales increase its Temporary Transaction and Use Tax from one-half percent (0.5%) to one percent (1%), and extend the life of the tax from ten to twenty years, subject to continued independent audit and citizens’ oversight committee review, with all funds being used exclusively for Gonzales programs, initiatives and projects? The tax amendment would generate an estimated additional $550,000 annually.[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 vote of the governing officials of Gonzales, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Monterey County Elections, "Notice Of Local Measures," accessed September 16, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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