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Humboldt County, California, Measure O, Sales Tax Renewal (November 2018)
| Measure O: Humboldt County Sales Tax Renewal |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Humboldt County, California ballot measures County tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Humboldt County, California |
A sales tax renewal was on the ballot for voters in Humboldt County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of continuing the county's 0.5% sales tax to fund general county purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against continuing the county's 0.5% sales tax to fund general county purposes. |
Election results
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Humboldt County, California, Measure O, Sales Tax Renewal (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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38,029 | 73.87% | ||
| No | 13,453 | 26.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To maintain essential services including 911 emergency response/rural ambulance/fire protection; ensuring 24-hour sheriff’s patrols; providing children’s mental health/victims of child abuse services; emergency communications systems; repairing deteriorating roads; and other essential general services, shall a measure to renew the existing 1/2-cent sales tax, generating approximately $12,000,000 annually until ended by voters, with annual audits/citizen oversight, no increase in tax rate, be adopted? [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 unanimous vote of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on July 31, 2018.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Humboldt County, "Statewide General Election," accessed August 22, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Times-Standard, "Measure Z sales tax renewal to appear on November ballot," July 31, 2018
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