Marin County, CA Ballot

Proposition 32 Veterans’ Bond Act of 2000
6,709,560 / 67.2% Yes votes ...... 3,278,248 / 32.8% No votes: This act provides for a bond issue of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) to provide farm and home aid for California veterans. Fiscal Impact: Costs of about $858 million over 25 years (average cost of about $34 million per year); costs paid by participating veterans.
Proposition 33 Legislature. Participation In Public Employees’ Retirement System
3,791,715 / 39.0% Yes votes ...... 5,941,814 / 61.0% No votes: Allows legislative members to participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement System plans in which a majority of state employees may participate. Fiscal Impact: Annual state costs under $1 million to provide retirement benefits to legislators, with these costs replacing other spending from the fixed annual amount provided in support of the Legislature.
Proposition 34 Campaign Contributions and Spending. Limits. Disclosure
5,903,907 / 60.0% Yes votes ...... 3,933,949 / 40.0% No votes: Limits campaign contributions and loans to state candidates and political parties. Provides voluntary spending limits; expands public disclosure requirements and increases penalties. Fiscal Impact: Additional net costs to the state, potentially up to several million dollars annually, and unknown but probably not significant costs to local government.
Proposition 35 Public Works Projects. Use of Private Contractors for Engineering and Architectural Services.
5,442,138 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 4,428,702 / 44.9% No votes: Amends Constitution eliminating existing restrictions on state, local contracting with private entities for engineering, architectural services; contracts awarded by competitive selection; bidding permitted, not required. Fiscal Impact: Unknown impact on state spending for architectural and engineering services and construction project delivery. Actual impact will depend on how the state uses the contracting flexibility under the proposition.
Proposition 36 Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program
6,199,992 / 60.8% Yes votes ...... 3,991,153 / 39.2% No votes: Requires probation and drug treatment, not incarceration, for possession, use, transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture. Authorizes dismissal of charges after completion of treatment. Fiscal Impact: Net annual savings of $100 million to $150 million to the state and about $40 million to local governments. Potential avoidance of one-time capital outlay costs to the state of $450 million to $550 million.
Proposition 37 Fees. Vote Requirements. Taxes
4,579,981 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 4,963,684 / 52.0% No votes: Requires two-thirds vote of State Legislature, majority or two-thirds of local electorate to impose future state, local fees on activity to study or mitigate its environmental, societal or economic effects. Defines such fees as taxes except property, development, certain other fees. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, potentially significant, reduction in future state and local government revenues from making it more difficult to approve certain regulatory charges.
Proposition 38 School Vouchers. State-Funded Private and Religious Education Public School Funding.
3,085,457 / 29.5% Yes votes ...... 7,387,753 / 70.5% No votes: Authorizes annual state payments of at least $4000 per pupil for private/religious schools. Permits replacement of current constitutional public school funding formula. Fiscal Impact: Near-term state costs from zero to $1.1 billion annually. Long-term state impact from $2 billion in annual costs to $3 billion in annual savings, depending on how many public school students shift to private schools.
Proposition 39 School Facilities. 55% Local Vote. Bonds, Taxes Accountability Requirements.
5,402,822 / 53.3% Yes votes ...... 4,733,205 / 46.7% No votes: Authorizes bonds for repair, construction or replacement of school facilities, classrooms, if approved by 55% local vote. Fiscal Impact: Increased bond debt for many school districts. Long-term costs statewide could total in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Potential longer-term state savings to the extent school districts assume greater responsibility for funding school facilities.

Local Measures

Measure A Qualified Special Tax Assessment for Educational Programs -- Shoreline Unified School District
1814 / 81.13% Yes votes ...... 422 / 18.87% No votes: To maintain existing school programs and improve the quality of education; to provide funds to buy updated textbooks and materials for math, reading, and writing courses; and to enhance critical computer science, library, and arts programs, shall the Shoreline Unified School District extend the existing $120 a year parcel tax, increasing annually at 4%, for no more than six years?
Measure B Bond Election -- Shoreline Unified School District
1805 / 80.80% Yes votes ...... 429 / 19.20% No votes: To improve the quality of education and provide safety for our children; construct and modernize school facilities, including libraries, computer labs and multi-use rooms for school and community use; repair aging infrastructure such as worn-out electrical and heating systems and restrooms; and construct permanent classrooms to replace aging portables; shall the Shoreline Unified School District incur bonded indebtedness in the amount of $7,000,000 at an interest rate not to exceed the statutory limit?
Measure C Appropriations Limit Increase -- Marinwood Community Services District
1669 / 74.64% Yes votes ...... 567 / 25.36% No votes: Shall the appropriations limit established for the Marinwood Community Services District pursuant to Article XIIIB of the California Constitution be increased over the appropriations limit established by said article for each of the fiscal years 2001-02 through 2005-06 in the amount equal to the tax revenue received from the voter-approved fire service charges?
Measure D Special Tax - County Service Area 17 -- Kentwoodlands Police Protection District
486 / 62.23% Yes votes ...... 295 / 37.77% No votes: Shall the special tax levied annually upon living units located within County Service Area No. 17 be increased from $195.00 per year to an amount not to exceed $260.00 per year for each living unit within that area commencing with the 2001-2002 fiscal year?
Measure E Appropriations Limit Increase - County Service Area 17 -- Kentwoodlands Police Protection District
460 / 62.08% Yes votes ...... 281 / 37.92% No votes: Shall the appropriations limit of County Service Area No. 17 be increased for four years starting with the 2001-2002 fiscal year equal to the proceeds of the taxes imposed?
Measure F Special Tax -- Santa Venetia Flood Control Zone 7
618 / 59.25% Yes votes ...... 425 / 40.75% No votes: Shall the ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, Flood Control District, Zone Seven, imposing the following special taxes for fiscal years 2000/2001-2003/2004, with proceeds placed in a Zone 7-pump stations and levees fund be confirmed?
Measure G Solid waste Collection Services Advisory Measure -- Bolinas Community Public Utility District
381 / 55.78% Yes votes ...... 302 / 44.22% No votes: Shall Bolinas Community Public Utility District take over solid waste collection services, acquire equipment, and provide residential and commercial garbage collection and recycling services effective on or after January 1, 2002? The 2002 cost for weekly curbside pickup would not exceed the current haulerÕs 2001 charges.

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