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Grass Valley, California, Measure E, Sales Tax Increase (June 2018)

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Measure E: Grass Valley Sales Tax Measure
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The basics
Election date:
June 5, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local sales tax
Amount: One cent
Expires in: Never
Related articles
Local sales tax on the ballot
June 5, 2018 ballot measures in California
Nevada County, California ballot measures
City tax on the ballot
See also
Grass Valley, California

A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Grass Valley voters in Nevada County, California, on June 5, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the sales tax rate under Measure N (2012) from $0.005 (a half cent) to $0.01 (one cent) and repealing the expiration date of 2023. The sales tax was designed to fund general city purposes.
A no vote was a vote against increasing the sales tax rate under Measure N (2012) from $0.005 (a half cent) to $0.01 (one cent) and repealing the expiration date of 2023.

Election results

Grass Valley Measure E

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,320 60.31%
No 1,527 39.69%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall the measure expand funding for such general fund purposes as increased police and fire services, enhancing parks and recreational services, and improving streets and sidewalks, with all funds staying local and all expenditures subject to an annual audit by an independent citizen oversight committee, repealing the existing ½ percent City transaction and use (sales) tax, and replacing it with an ongoing 1 percent sales tax, which will raise approximately $5,400.000.00 annually, be adopted?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a successful initiative petition campaign.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Nevada County, "Measures and Initiatives June 5, 2018," accessed April 26, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.