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Healdsburg, California, Measure T, Sales Tax (November 2020)

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Healdsburg Measure T
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Election date
November 3, 2020
Topic
Local sales tax and City tax
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral
Origin
Lawmakers


Healdsburg Measure T was on the ballot as a referral in Healdsburg on November 3, 2020. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported authorizing an extension of a 0.5% sales tax generating an estimated $2.1 million per year for essential services.

A “no” vote opposed authorizing an extension of a 0.5% sales tax generating an estimated $2.1 million per year for essential services, thereby allowing the tax to expire in 2022.


A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure T.

Election results

Healdsburg Measure T

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

3,915 59.96%
No 2,614 40.04%
Results are officially certified.
Source



Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure T was as follows:

To stabilize City finances, and maintain and protect essential City services, shall the City of Healdsburg adopt an ordinance to extend the one-half of one percent transactions and use tax, enacted by the voters in 2012 and currently in place until 2022 and generating approximately $2.1 million per year, with annual audits and review, and with all funds spent locally for the benefit of Healdsburg residents, until ended by voters? 

Full Text

The full text of this 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 vote of the governing body of Healdsburg.


See also

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