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Victorville, California, Measure P, Sales Tax (November 2020)
| Victorville Measure P | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local sales tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Victorville Measure P was on the ballot as a referral in Victorville on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an additional sales tax of 1% generating an estimated $15 million per year for services including law enforcement, fire services, street repair, maintenance of libraries, parks, and recreation facilities and homelessness programs, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in Victorville from 7.75% to 8.75%. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an additional sales tax of 1% generating an estimated $15 million per year for services including law enforcement, fire services, street repair, maintenance of libraries, parks, and recreation facilities and homelessness programs, thereby leaving the existing total sales tax rate in Victorville at 7.75%. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure P.
Election results
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Victorville Measure P |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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19,280 | 50.22% | ||
| No | 19,109 | 49.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure P was as follows:
| “ | Shall the ordinance providing funding for essential municipal services, including without limitation: police services, crime suppression, community policing/emergency response; medical and fire protection; street/pothole repair; library, park, recreation facilities maintenance; homelessness/economic improvement programs; and other general purposes, by establishing a 1% Transactions and Use ("sales") tax, providing an estimated $15 million annually (audited) until ended by the voters, 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 Victorville.
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Footnotes
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