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Sand City, California, Measure U, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Sand City Measure U | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Sand City Measure U was on the ballot as a referral in Sand City on November 3, 2020. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing a sales tax increase from 1% to 1.5% generating an estimated $1 million per year for city services, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Sand City from 8.75% to 9.25%. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing a sales tax increase from 1% to 1.5% generating an estimated $1 million per year for city services, thereby leaving the existing total sales tax rate in Sand City at 8.75%. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure U.
Election results
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Sand City Measure U |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 84 | 45.41% | ||
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101 | 54.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure U was as follows:
| “ | Shall an ordinance be adopted to increase the rate of a transactions and use tax from one percent (1%) to one and one-half percent (1.5%) on the retail sale of goods in Sand City to generate an estimated $1,000,000 per year with no termination date to be used to provide general City services? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was referred to the ballot through a vote of the Sand City City Council.
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