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Paso Robles, California, Measure J-20, Sales Tax Increase (November 2020)
| Paso Robles Measure J-20 | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) Measure J-20 was on the ballot as a referral in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 1%, which increased the combined local sales tax rate to 1.5% and the total sales tax rate to 8.75%. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing an additional 1% local sales tax, thereby maintaining the existing total tax rate of 7.75%. |
A simple majority vote was required for the approval of Measure J-20.
Election results
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El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) Measure J-20 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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8,410 | 56.56% | ||
| No | 6,459 | 43.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure J-20 was as follows:
| “ | To maintain essential/general services, such as fire protection/paramedic services; wildfire/natural disaster emergency preparedness; 911 emergency response times; public safety; equipping first responders; fixing streets/potholes; school protective services, shall the City of Paso Robles adopt a measure establishing a 1¢ sales tax providing approximately $10,000,000 annually, expiring in 12 years unless ended earlier by voters, requiring annual audits, independent citizen oversight, public spending disclosure, and all funds only for Paso Robles? | ” |
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 Paso Robles City Council.
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