Santa Maria, California, Measure U2018, Sales Tax Renewal (November 2018)
| Measure U2018: Santa Maria Sales Tax Renewal |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Santa Barbara County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Santa Maria, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Santa Maria voters in Santa Barbara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of renewing the 1 percent city sales tax with no expiration date to fund general city services. |
| A no vote was a vote against renewing the 1 percent city sales tax with no expiration date to fund general city services. |
Election results
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Santa Maria, California, Measure U2018, Sales Tax Renewal (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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13,403 | 74.18% | ||
| No | 4,666 | 25.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To maintain/enhance essential services including neighborhood police patrols; firefighter staffing; gang suppression/enforcement; crime/graffiti/vandalism prevention; 911 medical response times; library, recreation, homelessness, at-risk youth programs; providing durable fiscal stability; shall the measure be approved adopting an ordinance extending Measure U at the one cent rate until ended by voters, providing $18,000,000 annually, with no funds taken by Sacramento, requiring oversight, independent audits, all funds used locally?[2] |
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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 Maria, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Santa Maria, "Election and Candidate Information," accessed September 27, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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