San Luis Obispo County, CA Ballot

Proposition 1A Protection of Local Government Revenues
9,398,045 / 83.6% Yes votes ...... 1,837,430 / 16.4% No votes: Should local property tax and sales tax revenues remain with local government thereby safeguarding funding for public safety, health, libraries, parks, and other local services? Provisions can only be suspended if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature concur.
Proposition 59 Public Records, Open Meetings
9,322,156 / 83.3% Yes votes ...... 1,867,161 / 16.7% No votes: Shall the Constitution be amended to include public's right of access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials while preserving specified constitutional rights and retaining existing exclusions for certain meetings and records?
Proposition 60 Election Rights of Political Parties
7,217,315 / 67.5% Yes votes ...... 3,473,838 / 32.5% No votes: Shall the general election ballot be required to include candidate receiving most votes among candidates of same party for partisan office in primary election?
Proposition 60A Surplus Property
7,765,107 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 2,839,572 / 26.8% No votes: Shall the sale proceeds of most surplus state property pay off specified bonds?
Proposition 61 Children's Hospital Projects. Grant Program
6,620,176 / 58.3% Yes votes ...... 4,743,459 / 41.7% No votes: Shall $750 million general obligation bonds be authorized for grants to eligible children's hospitals for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping children's hospitals?
Proposition 62 Elections. Primaries
5,111,627 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 5,960,889 / 53.8% No votes: Should primary elections be structured so that voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of party registration of voter or candidate? The two primary-election candidates receiving most votes for an office, whether they are candidates with "no party" or members of same or different party, would be listed on general election ballot. Exempts presidential nominations.
Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding. Tax on Personal Incomes above $1 Million
6,183,119 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 5,330,052 / 46.3% No votes: Should a 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to fund expanded health services for mentally ill children, adults, seniors be established?
Proposition 64 Limit on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws
6,562,861 / 58.9% Yes votes ...... 4,572,383 / 41.1% No votes: Should individual or class action "unfair business" lawsuits be allowed only if actual loss suffered? Only government officials may enforce these laws on public's behalf.
Proposition 65 Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates
3,895,621 / 37.6% Yes votes ...... 6,461,927 / 62.4% No votes: Should reduction of local fee/tax revenues require voter approval? Permits suspension of state mandate if no state reimbursement to local government within 180 days after obligation determined.
Proposition 66 Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment
5,596,077 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 6,230,122 / 52.7% No votes: Should the "Three Strikes" law be limited to violent and/or serious felonies? Permits limited re-sentencing under new definitions. Increases punishment for specified sex crimes against children.
Proposition 67 Emergency Medical Services. Funding. Telephone Surcharge
3,238,537 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 8,154,515 / 71.6% No votes: Should the telephone surcharge be increased and other funds for emergency room physicians, hospital emergency rooms, community clinics, emergency personnel training/equipment, and 911 telephone system be allocated?
Proposition 68 Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion. Tribal Gaming Compact Amendments. Revenues, Tax Exemptions
1,894,183 / 16.2% Yes votes ...... 9,788,161 / 83.8% No votes: Should tribal compact amendments be authorized? Unless tribes accept, should casino gaming be authorized for sixteen non-tribal establishments? Percentage of gaming revenues fund government services.
Proposition 69 DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding
7,183,917 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 4,395,343 / 38.0% No votes: Should collection of DNA samples from all felons, and from others arrested for or charged with specified crimes be required with submission to state DNA database? Provides for funding.
Proposition 70 Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State
2,759,558 / 23.7% Yes votes ...... 8,868,324 / 76.3% No votes: Upon tribe's request, should the Governor be required to execute a 99-year compact? Tribes contribute percentage of net gaming income to state funds, in exchange for expanded, exclusive tribal casino gaming.
Proposition 71 Stem Cell Research. Funding. Bonds
7,009,814 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 4,859,401 / 40.9% No votes: Should the "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" be established to regulate and fund stem cell research with the constitutional right to conduct such research and with an oversight committee? Prohibits funding of human reproductive cloning research.
Proposition 72 Health Care Coverage Requirements
5,681,863 / 49.1% Yes votes ...... 5,881,886 / 50.9% No votes: Should legislation requiring health care coverage for employees, as specified, working for large and medium employers be approved?

Local Measures

Measure L-04 Save Our Public Libraries Transaction and Use Tax Ordinance -- San Luis Obispo County
57738 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 62572 / 52.0% No votes: Shall Ordinance No. 3027 of the County of San Luis Obispo be approved to increase the countywide sales tax by one-quarter percent as a transactions and use tax and a special tax to provide needed funds for countywide local library operations including maintenance and repair of library facilities, restoring and protecting funding for books and materials, increasing open hours, and restoring and protecting services and programs for children, young adults, and older adults?
Measure M-04 Sanitary and Fire District Reorganization -- Proposed Cayucos Community Services District
253 / 14.6% Yes votes ...... 1478 / 85.4% No votes: Shall a reorganization be approved to dissolve County Service Area #10, the Cayucos Sanitary District and the Cayucos Fire Protection District and to form in their place the Cayucos Community Services District, subject to conditions imposed by the Local Agency Formation Commission? If the proposed Cayucos Community Services District is created, please choose five (5) persons to represent your district as a member of the Board of Directors.
Measure N-04 Appropriations Limit -- Proposed Cayucos Community Services District
849 / 58.9% Yes votes ...... 592 / 41.1% No votes: If Measure M - 04 is approved, shall the initial appropriations limit for the Cayucos Community Services District, in accordance with Article XIII B of the California Constitution, be set at an established amount not to exceed the combined 2003-04 appropriations limits for the three dissolving Districts?
Measure O-04 Continue Utility Users Tax at current rate -- City of Grover Beach
4120 / 82.0% Yes votes ...... 903 / 18.0% No votes: Shall an Ordinance be adopted to validate and reenact the City of Grover Beach's existing Utility Users Tax at its current rate and to require voter approval before the rate of that tax may be increased?
Measure P-04 Bond Issue to Refurbish School Facilities -- Cayucos School District
1316 / 69.5% Yes votes ...... 577 / 30.5% No votes: To replace old portable classrooms with new classrooms; construct a multipurpose school and community center for athletics and performing arts; renovate a library for school and community, shall the Cayucos Elementary School District be authorized to replace, renovate, acquire and construct school facilities and equipment and issue $4,950,000 in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit with no funds for administrator salaries and an appointed Independent Oversight Committee to monitor all bond expenditures?
Measure Q-04 Prohibit Growing Genetically Engineered Organisms -- San Luis Obispo County
49910 / 41.1% Yes votes ...... 71446 / 58.9% No votes: Shall an ordinance be adopted prohibiting the growing of genetically engineered organisms in San Luis Obispo County?

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