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Grover Beach, California, Measure F-20, Additional Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Grover Beach Measure F-20 | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Grover Beach Measure F-20 was on the ballot as a referral in Grover Beach on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 1%, which increased the combined local sales tax rate to 1.5% and the total sales tax rate to 8.75%. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing an additional 1% local sales tax, thereby maintaining the existing total tax rate of 7.75%. |
A simple majority vote was required for the approval of Measure F-20.
Election results
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Grover Beach Measure F-20 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,347 | 52.68% | ||
| No | 3,006 | 47.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure F-20 was as follows:
| “ | To provide funding for maintaining major streets and sidewalks, supporting local business recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining essential 9-1-1 emergency medical and fire services, property crime and youth violence prevention, and neighborhood policing services, and other general city services; shall the City of Grover Beach enact a 1% Transaction and Use Tax (Sales Tax) with public oversight providing $1,800,000 annually to the general fund unless repealed by voters with all funds staying in Grover Beach? | ” |
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 Grover Beach City Council.
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Footnotes
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