Huntington Park, California, Measure S, Sales Tax Increase (June 2018)

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Measure S: Huntington Park Sales Tax Increase
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The basics
Election date:
June 5, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local sales tax
Amount: $0.01
Expires in: Unknown
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Local sales tax on the ballot
June 5, 2018 ballot measures in California
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City tax on the ballot
See also
Huntington Park, California

A sales tax increase measure was on the ballot for Huntington Park voters in Los Angeles County, California, on June 5, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to raise the city sales tax rate by one cent ($0.01) to fund general city purposes.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to raise the city sales tax rate by one cent ($0.01) to fund general city purposes.

Election results

Huntington Park Measure S

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,683 74.86%
No 901 25.14%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

To maintain and improve services such as 911 emergency services, public safety, senior services, community programs and prevent significant cuts to essential services, by funding general City services including hiring additional police personnel, maintaining anti-gang and graffiti efforts, youth and after-school parks and recreation services, expanding and improving City parks, fixing City streets and public infrastructure, shall the City sales tax be increased by one cent with annual financial audits, expenditure reports, and financial oversight?[2]

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 Huntington Park City Council.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. County of Los Angeles, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - Measures Appearing on the Ballot," accessed April 14, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.