Turlock, California, Measure A, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Turlock Measure A | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Turlock Measure A was on the ballot as a referral in Turlock on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 0.75% generating an estimated $11 million per year for general services including emergency response, public safety, gang and drug prevention programs, fire station restoration, addressing homelessness, street repair and small businesses, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Turlock from 7.875% to 8.625%. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an additional sales tax of 0.75% generating an estimated $11 million per year for general services including emergency response, public safety, gang and drug prevention programs, fire station restoration, addressing homelessness, street repair and small businesses, thereby leaving the existing total sales tax rate in Turlock at 7.875%. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure A.
Election results
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Turlock Measure A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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16,739 | 56.71% | ||
| No | 12,777 | 43.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure A was as follows:
| “ | Shall the measure to maintain fire, 9-1-1 emergency medical response, neighborhood safety, anti-gang/anti-drug programs; restore fire station staffing; address homelessness, vagrancy; keep public areas safe/clean; repair streets, potholes; retain small businesses, local jobs; and other general services by establishing a ¾¢ sales tax providing approximately $11,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public disclosure of spending, all funds used locally, 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 Turlock.
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Footnotes
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