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Palo Verde Cemetery District parcel tax, Measure I (June 2008)
A Palo Verde Cemetery District parcel tax, Measure I ballot question was on the June 3, 2008 ballot for voters in the Palo Verde Cemetery District in Riverside County, California, where it was defeated.
If Measure I had been approved, it would have authorized the Palo Verde Cemetery District to levy an annual property tax of $100.00 per parcel. The tax revenues would have gone toward the operation, maintenance, improvement, expansion and future land acquisitions of the Palo Verde Cemetery District. According to the district, this would have provided "those living in the Cemetery District a cost-free internment of human remains, meeting the cultural, economic, religious, and social needs of the Cemetery's District."
Election results
| Measure I | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 1,316 | 85.73% | ||
| Yes | 219 | 14.27% | ||
- These final, certified, results are from the Riverside County elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure I: "Shall the Palo Verde Cemetery District be authorized to levy an annual property tax of $100.00 per parcel (with all revenues going towards the Operations, Maintenance, Improvements, Expansions and Future land acquisitions of the Cemetery District) it will ensure the financial security and continued uninterrupted operations of the Palo Verde Cemetery District and provide those living in the Cemetery District a Cost-Free internment of human remains, meeting the cultural, economic, religious, and social needs of the Cemetery's District?"[1] |
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
