Mountain View, California, Measure Q, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure Q: Mountain View Marijuana Business Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana tax |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Santa Clara County, California ballot measures Local business tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Mountain View, California |
A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Mountain View voters in Santa Clara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of taxing marijuana businesses up to 9 percent of gross receipts to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against taxing marijuana businesses up to 9 percent of gross receipts to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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Mountain View, California, Measure Q, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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21,694 | 81.42% | ||
| No | 4,952 | 18.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the measure to maintain and protect essential public safety services, including 9-1-1, police and fire protection, emergency medical response; reduce traffic congestion and repair roads; and provide other critical City services, including library, park maintenance, senior services, by levying a tax of up to 9 percent on gross receipts of cannabis businesses, providing about 1 million dollars per year, for unrestricted general revenue purposes, until ended by voters, with independent yearly audits, be adopted?[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 Mountain View City Council on June 26, 2018.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Clara County, "List of Local Measures," accessed August 27, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Mountain View, "June 26 Agenda," June 26, 2018
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