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Ridgecrest, California, Sales Tax, Measure V (November 2016)

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Measure V: Ridgecrest Sales Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 8, 2016
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local sales tax
Amount: 1 percent
Expires in: 8 years
Related articles
Local sales tax on the ballot
November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California
Kern County, California ballot measures
City tax on the ballot
See also
Ridgecrest, California

A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Ridgecrest voters in Kern County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of enacting a 1 percent sales tax for 8 years to fund general city services.
A no vote was a vote against enacting a 1 percent sales tax for 8 years to fund general city services.

Election results

Measure V
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 6,858 64.18%
No3,82835.82%
Election results from Kern County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

Ridgecrest Public Safety and Essential City Services Measure. To help prevent cuts and maintain City of Ridgecrest services, including: city streets and pothole repair; police officers and neighborhood police patrols; 9-1-1 emergency response times; crime prevention and investigation; and other city services, shall the City of Ridgecrest enact a one cent sales tax, providing $4,000,000 annually for 8 years, requiring a citizen's oversight committee, annual independent audits, with all funds for City of Ridgecrest services only, and no funds for Sacramento?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Ridgecrest, California.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Kern County Elections, "Ballot Language for Local Measures," accessed October 30, 2016
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.