Oakland Unified School District Parcel Tax, Measure N (November 2014)

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An Oakland Unified School District Parcel Tax, Measure N ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the Oakland Unified School District in Alameda County, California. It was approved.

Measure N authorized the district to impose for ten years an annual parcel tax of $120 per unit of property. Measure N earmarked the tax revenue for adding school programs designed to prepare students for colleges and real-world jobs and reduced dropout rates.[1]

A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure N.

Election results

Measure N
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 73,905 76.57%
No22,62023.43%

Election results via: Alameda County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The question on the ballot:[1]

To reduce the drop-out rate and provide Oakland high school students with real-world work and learning opportunities; prepare students for admission to the University of California and other four-year colleges; expand mentoring, tutoring, counseling, support services, and transition to job training programs; shall the Oakland Unified School District levy a $120 parcel tax for ten years, with low income and senior exemptions, no money for Sacramento, and all money benefitting Oakland students?[2]

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The full text of the ballot measure is available here.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Alameda County Elections Office, "Ballot Measure information document," archived August 15, 2014
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.