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La Puente, California, Measure LP, Sales Tax Increase (November 2018)
| Measure LP: La Puente Sales Tax Increase |
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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 Los Angeles County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| La Puente, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for La Puente voters in Los Angeles County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the local sales tax by 0.5 percent to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the local sales tax by 0.5 percent to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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La Puente, California, Measure LP, Sales Tax Increase (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,962 | 74.51% | ||
| No | 2,040 | 25.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To keep neighborhoods safe; improve 9-1-1 emergency response services; increase sheriff’s deputies’ patrols; expand after-school tutoring, mentoring, gang, and drug prevention programs; economic development; job training; senior services; water conservation; create jobs; fix potholes, local streets; increase graffiti/trash removal; provide other general fund services; shall the City of La Puente sales tax be increased by a half-cent (0.50%), generating about $1.5 million dollars annually, until ended by voters, requiring citizens oversight, all funds spent in La Puente?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Los Angeles County Counsel:
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“The City of La Puente Public Safety, Vital Services and Neighborhood Protection Measure,” (“Measure LP”) is an initiative measure placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of City voters. Measure LP asks voters to approve an ordinance that imposes an additional one-half of one percent (0.5%) tax on each dollar of taxable sales of goods in the City of La Puente, and on the taxable storage, use or consumption in La Puente of goods purchased from a retailer. Legally, this is known as a “transactions and use tax,” or, as it is commonly called, a “sales tax.” The 0.5% sales tax increase is in addition to the current sales tax and would be collected in the same manner as existing sales taxes. For La Puente, the current sales tax rate is 9%. If approved, Measure LP increases the tax rate in La Puente to 9.5%. Because Measure LP does not limit the use of tax revenue, the tax is a “general tax”, not a “special tax” that would restrict the use of the 0.5% of the tax revenue to specific purposes. Therefore, the tax revenues are deposited into the City’s general fund, and may be used for general governmental purposes, including: public safety services; street and sidewalk repairs; park improvements; after school programs; senior services; graffiti removal; and other general municipal services. As a general tax, Measure LP would be approved if it receives a simple majority vote. The proposed sales tax increase does not have a sunset date, and would stay in effect unless it is repealed by the voters. The proposed sales tax increase is subject to an annual independent financial audit that reviews whether the tax is collected, managed and expended in accordance with the law. A “YES” vote on this measure approves the sales tax ordinance, increasing the sales tax rate in La Puente to 9.5%. A “NO” vote on this measure rejects the sales tax ordinance, and sales tax would remain the same.[2] |
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| —Los Angeles County Counsel[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a successful initiative petition campaign.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Los Angeles, "Current and Upcoming Elections," accessed September 30, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Los Angeles County Elections, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 5, 2018
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