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Union City, California, Measure WW, Utility Tax (November 2020)
| Union City Measure WW | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local utility tax and fees and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Union City Measure WW was on the ballot as a referral in Union City on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing a 5% utility users tax for eight years on gas, electricity, video and telecommunications generating an estimated $6.1 million per year for essential services including senior support, COVID-19 recovery, emergency response, street repair, fire services, disaster preparedness and youth violence and drug prevention programs. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing a 5% utility users tax for eight years on gas, electricity, video and telecommunications. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure WW.
Election results
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Union City Measure WW |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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17,301 | 56.87% | ||
| No | 13,120 | 43.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure WW was as follows:
| “ | Union City Essential Services Protection Measure. To protect essential city services including senior citizen support/ meal programs during COVID-19 crisis/ recovery; 911 emergency/ paramedic response; street/ pothole repair; fire protection; disaster/ health crisis preparedness; youth violence prevention/ drug intervention programs; and other city services, shall the measure establishing a 5% utility users tax on gas, electricity, video, telecommunications services for 8 years, providing $6,100,000 annually in locally-controlled funding, requiring citizen oversight/ independent audits, 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 Union City.
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