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Montclair, California, Measure L, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Montclair Measure L | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Montclair Measure L was on the ballot as a referral in Montclair on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 1% generating an estimated $7 million per year for general needs including public safety, public health emergencies, protection of local water, emergency services, street repair, after school programs, senior programs, and homelessness, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Montclair from 8% to 9%. |
A “no” vote opposes authorizing an additional sales tax of 1% generating an estimated $7 million per year for general needs including public safety, public health emergencies, protection of local water, emergency services, street repair, after school programs, senior programs, and homelessness, thereby leaving the existing total sales tax rate in Montclair at 8%. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure L.
Election results
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Montclair Measure L |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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8,419 | 68.84% | ||
| No | 3,810 | 31.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure L was as follows:
| “ | Shall the measure to protect Montclair's long-term financial ability to fund general community needs, including keeping Montclair safe; preparing for / recovering from public health emergencies; helping prevent contamination of local water sources; maintaining 911 emergency response; continuing afterschool and senior programs; repairing streets; addressing homelessness; increasing the sales tax by 1 cent, providing approximately $7,000,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring Independent financial audits, all funds used locally, 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 vote of the governing body of Montclair.
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Footnotes
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