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Union School District, California, Measure Q, Parcel Tax (March 2020)
| Union School District Measure Q | |
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| Election date March 3, 2020 | |
| Topic California parcel tax | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
A parcel tax measure was on the ballot for Union School District voters in Santa Clara County, California, on March 3, 2020.[1] It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supports authorizing the district to levy an annual parcel tax of $149 per parcel for six years, generating an estimated $1.9 million per year in revenue. |
A "no" vote opposes authorizing the district to levy an annual parcel tax of $149 per parcel for six years, generating an estimated $1.9 million per year in revenue. |
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure Q.
Election results
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Union School District Measure Q |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 8,637 | 57.70% | ||
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6,331 | 42.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To protect academic excellence and maintain strong programs in reading, writing, science, technology, engineering, arts, and math for local elementary/middle school students; attract/retain high-quality teachers, and increase teacher resources, shall Union Elementary School District’s measure to levy $149 per year for 6 years, raising $1.9 million annually that cannot be taken by the State, be adopted, with independent community oversight, no funds for administrators, exempting seniors, all funds locally-controlled benefiting local schools?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The impartial analysis provided for Measure Q by Santa Clara County Counsel is available here.
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 Union School District Board.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Santa Clara County Elections Office , "Sample Ballot Tool," accessed January 27, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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