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Santa Rosa, California, Measure Q, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Santa Rosa Measure Q | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Santa Rosa Measure Q was on the ballot as a referral in Santa Rosa on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported extending a sales tax of 0.5% for ten years generating an estimated $18 million per year for city services including emergency response, disaster, wildfire and pandemic preparedness, park maintenance, street repair, and senior and youth programs. |
A “no” vote opposed extending a sales tax of 0.5% for ten years generating an estimated $18 million per year for city services including emergency response, disaster, wildfire and pandemic preparedness, park maintenance, street repair, and senior and youth programs. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure Q.
Election results
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Santa Rosa Measure Q |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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61,163 | 71.84% | ||
| No | 23,970 | 28.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Q was as follows:
| “ | To continue locally controlled funding, that the state cannot take, and protect city services, including 911 emergency, paramedic and fire response; disaster, wildfire, and pandemic preparedness and response; keep city parks clean and safe; street/pothole repair; senior/youth programs; and other city services, shall Santa Rosa’s measure consolidating and extending existing voter-approved sales taxes without change to the current ½ cent rate for ten years only, providing approximately $18 million dollars annually, be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Santa Rosa.
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Footnotes
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