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Santa Rosa, California, Measure FF, Hotel Tax Measure (November 2024)

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Santa Rosa Measure FF

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Election date

November 5, 2024

Topic
City tax and Local hotel tax
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Referral

Santa Rosa Measure FF was on the ballot as a referral in Santa Rosa on November 5, 2024. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported increasing the city's hotel lodging tax, also known as a transient occupancy tax, from 9% to 11%.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the city's hotel lodging tax, also known as a transient occupancy tax, from 9% to 11%.


A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure FF.

Election results

Santa Rosa Measure FF

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

52,589 67.60%
No 25,207 32.40%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure FF was as follows:

To maintain locally controlled funding for services, such as keeping city parks clean safe/well maintained, repairing potholes and maintaining streets, enhancing senior/youth programs, and for general government use, shall City of Santa Rosa’s measure be adopted increasing the existing transient occupancy tax charged to hotel, motel and lodging guests by 2%, until ended by voters, providing $1,200,000 annually and all funds staying local?


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 body of Santa Rosa.


How to cast a vote

See also: Voting in California

See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in California.

How to vote in California

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. California Secretary of State, "Section 3: Polling Place Hours," accessed August 12, 2024
  2. California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed August 13, 2024
  3. 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed August 13, 2024
  4. California Secretary of State, "Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration)," accessed August 13, 2024
  5. SF.gov, "Non-citizen voting rights in local Board of Education elections," accessed November 14, 2024
  6. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  7. Democracy Docket, "California Governor Signs Law to Ban Local Voter ID Requirements," September 30, 2024
  8. Congress, "H.R.3295 - Help America Vote Act of 2002," accessed September 30, 2025
  9. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.