Mesa, Arizona, Question 2, Public Safety Sales Tax Increase (November 2018)
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| Question 2: Mesa Public Safety Sales Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Arizona Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Mesa, Arizona |
A proposal to increase the city's sales tax by 0.25% beginning on March 1, 2019, was on the ballot for Mesa voters in Maricopa County, Arizona, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the city's sales tax by 0.25%—from 1.75% to 2.00%—to fund public safety, beginning on March 1, 2019. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the city's sales tax by 0.25%—from 1.75% to 2.00%—to fund public safety, beginning on March 1, 2019. |
Election results
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Mesa, Arizona, Question 2, Public Safety Sales Tax Increase (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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78,500 | 52.96% | ||
| No | 69,732 | 47.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City of Mesa be authorized, for the sole purpose of funding Mesa Police and Mesa Fire & Medical services, personnel, equipment, training, and related costs, to increase the City's transaction privilege (sales) tax by 0.25% from 1.75% to 2.00% beginning on March 1, 2019.[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 vote of the governing officials of Mesa, Arizona.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Mesa, "Text of Measures As They Will Appear On Ballot," accessed August 9, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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