Hermosa Beach, California, Measure HB, Sales Tax Measure (November 2024)

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Hermosa Beach Measure HB

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Election date

November 5, 2024

Topic
Local sales tax
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Referral


Hermosa Beach Measure HB was on the ballot as a referral in Hermosa Beach on November 5, 2024. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 0.75% for 20 years.

A “no” vote opposed authorizing an additional sales tax of 0.75% for 20 years.


A simple majority vote was required for the ballot measure.

Election results

Hermosa Beach Measure HB

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 4,488 42.63%

Defeated No

6,041 57.37%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure HB was as follows:

Shall the measure protecting essential services such as police, crime prevention, parks, streets and sidewalks, beaches, cleaning of public areas, addressing homelessness, schools, supporting local businesses, and for other general governmental use by enacting a 3/4¢ transaction and use (sales) tax providing approximately $3,000,000 annually, with a sunset clause 20 years from the effective date, or until ended by voters, with annual audits, a citizen oversight committee and all funds staying local, 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 Hermosa Beach, California.

How to cast a vote

See also: Voting in California

See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in California.

How to vote in California


See also

Footnotes

  1. California Secretary of State, "Section 3: Polling Place Hours," accessed August 12, 2024
  2. California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed August 13, 2024
  3. 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed August 13, 2024
  4. California Secretary of State, "Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration)," accessed August 13, 2024
  5. SF.gov, "Non-citizen voting rights in local Board of Education elections," accessed November 14, 2024
  6. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  7. California Secretary of State, "What to Bring to Your Polling Place," accessed August 12, 2024
  8. BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, "Section 20107," accessed August 12, 2024
  9. Democracy Docket, "California Governor Signs Law to Ban Local Voter ID Requirements," September 30, 2024
  10. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.