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Santa Barbara, California, Measure B2018, Election Consolidation (November 2018)
| Measure B2018: Santa Barbara Election Consolidation |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local election and voting laws |
| Related articles |
| Local election and voting laws on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Santa Barbara County, California ballot measures Local governance on the ballot |
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| Santa Barbara, California |
A measure designed to consolidate local elections in even-numbered years was on the ballot for Santa Barbara voters in Santa Barbara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor holding city elections in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years. |
| A no vote was a vote against holding city elections in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years. |
Election results
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Santa Barbara, California, Measure B2018, Election Consolidation (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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23,227 | 70.78% | ||
| No | 9,588 | 29.22% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City Charter be amended to require City general elections to be held in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Santa Barbara City Attorney:
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If approved by a majority of the City's voters, Measure B2018 would amend the City Charter to switch the City from odd-numbered year elections to even-numbered year elections. Measure B2018 would transition the City to even-numbered year elections as follows: In November 2019, the three members of the City Council representing Election Districts 1, 2 and 3 will be elected and serve 5 year terms so that their successors would seek election in November of 2024. In November 2021, the three members of the City Council representing Election Districts 4, 5 and 6 will be elected and shall serve five year terms so that their successors would seek election in November of 2026. Finally, in November 2021, the Mayor will be elected and serve a five year term so that his or her successor would seek election in November of 2026. For the purposes of the City's two consecutive term limits on serving in office, the one-time five year terms would be treated as lasting only four years so that elected City Council Members and the Mayor could still serve two full terms (which would total nine years one time only). The City Council placed this measure on the ballot in response to the California Voter Participation Rights Act (the "Act"). A California Attorney General's opinion states that the Act requires all California cities, including chartered cities like Santa Barbara, to switch to even-numbered year elections when odd-numbered year elections have caused a "significant decrease in voter turnout." Santa Barbara's odd-numbered year elections have resulted in a significant decrease in voter turnout under the Act, i.e., oddyear election turnout in Santa Barbara has been at least 25 percent less than the average voter turnout in the City for the previous four statewide general elections. Measure B2018 would amend the Charter in a manner consistent with the Act. Whether the Act applies to chartered cities like Santa Barbara is uncertain legally. A "yes" vote is a vote to approve switching to even-numbered year elections. A "no" vote is a vote not to approve switching to even-numbered year elections. [2] |
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| —Santa Barbara City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Santa Barbara, California.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Santa Barbara, "November 6, 2018 Election," accessed September 27, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Santa Barbara, "Impartial Analysis," accessed September 27, 2018
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