Menifee, California, Measure M, Sales Tax Repeal Initiative (November 2020)
| Menifee Measure M | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Initiative | Origin Citizens |
Menifee Measure M was on the ballot as an initiative in Menifee on November 3, 2020. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this initiative to repeal a 1% sales tax that provided revenue for the city's general fund, thereby reducing the total sales tax rate in Menifee from 8.75% to 7.75%. |
A "no" vote opposed this initiative to repeal a 1% sales tax that provided revenue for the city's general fund, thereby leaving the total sales tax rate in Menifee at 8.75%. |
A simple majority vote was required for the approval of Measure M.
Election results
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Menifee Measure M |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 17,362 | 36.35% | ||
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30,397 | 63.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure M was as follows:
| “ | Shall the measure repealing the voter-approved, locally-controlled Measure DD sales tax generating over $10,000,000 per year in local funding that cannot be taken by the state be used to maintain Menifee 911 emergency response; school and police patrols; street and road repairs; traffic reduction; senior and yourth programs; parks and other general services, 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 successful citizen initiative petition drive.
See also
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Footnotes
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