El Dorado County, CA Ballot

Proposition 73 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Fail: 3,610,475 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 4,023,840 / 52.7% No votes: Should the California Constitution be amended to require notification of the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated, pregnant minor at least 48 hours before performing an abortion on the minor?
Proposition 74 Public School Teachers. Waiting Period for Permanent Status. Dismissal
Fail: 3,450,331 / 44.9% Yes votes ...... 4,241,972 / 55.1% No votes: Should the probationary period for public school teachers be increased from two to five years, and should the process by which school boards can dismiss a permanent certificated employee be modified?
Proposition 75 Public Employee Union Dues. Restrictions on Political Contributions. Employee Consent Requirement
Fail: 3,575,521 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 4,106,481 / 53.5% No votes: Should public employee unions be required to obtain annual written consent from each member in order to use a portion of that member's dues for political activity?
Proposition 76 State Spending and School Funding Limits
Fail: 2,898,836 / 37.8% Yes votes ...... 4,775,219 / 62.2% No votes: Should Californians make major Constitutional changes to create an additional state spending limit, grant the governor substantial new power to unilaterally reduce state spending, and revise key provisions relating to Proposition 98, school and community college funding, and transportation funding authorized by Proposition 42?
Proposition 77 Redistricting. Initiative Constitutional Amendment
Fail: 3,073,346 / 40.3% Yes votes ...... 4,548,276 / 59.7% No votes: Should the California Constitution be amended to change the process of redistricting California's State Senate, State Assembly, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts, transferring the implementation of redistricting from the Legislature to a panel of three retired judges, selected by legislative leaders?
Proposition 78 Discounts on Prescription Drugs
Fail: 3,137,858 / 41.5% Yes votes ...... 4,421,298 / 58.5% No votes: Should the state adopt a new state drug discount program to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for Californians at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level?
Proposition 79 Prescription Drug Discounts. State-Negotiated Rebates
Fail: 2,940,106 / 39.3% Yes votes ...... 4,541,256 / 60.7% No votes: Should the state of California create a new prescription drug discount program for residents at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level, and change state law to make it illegal to engage in profiteering from the sale of prescription drugs?
Proposition 80 Electric Service Providers. Regulation
Fail: 2,532,094 / 34.4% Yes votes ...... 4,825,010 / 65.6% No votes: Should the state expand its regulation of the electric industry?

Local Measures

Measure L Special Tax for Libraries in Placerville-Pollock Pines Area -- County Service Area 10 Library Zone H (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 16005 / 55.9% Yes votes ...... 12603 / 44.0% No votes: Shall a special tax be levied on real property within County Service Area 10, Zone H, to fund library services within Zone H, including the Placerville and Pollock Pines libraries, commencing in fiscal year 2006/2007 and expiring after 15 years, at the following annual rates (increasing by the Consumer Price Index up to 3% annually):

$15 per parcel of improved property (excluding churches, cemeteries and schools), vacant residential property up to 2.5 acres, and vacant multi-residential property;

$12 per residence for parcels with multiple residences (excluding time shares);

$7.50 per mobile home for mobile home parks?
Measure P Incorporation -- Proposed City of El Dorado Hills (Initiative regarding Incorporation as city - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5092 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 6565 / 56.3% No votes: Shall the Resolution adopted on July 11, 2005, by the El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission ordering the incorporation of the City of El Dorado Hills and further ordering the dissolution and reorganization of the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, the dissolution and reorganization of the Springfield Meadows Community Services District, and detachment of the territory to be incorporated from County Service Area 9, be confirmed, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the order?
Measure Q Incorporation -- Proposed City of El Dorado Hills (Initiative regarding Incorporation as city - Majority Approval Required)

Elected at Large 6771 votes 64.0%

Elected by Council District 3794 votes 35.9%: Shall members of the City Council of the City of El Dorado Hills be elected in future elections at-large or by district?
Measure R Snow Removal Tax -- County Service Area 3 Snow Removal City of South Lake Tahoe (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1518 / 45.6% Yes votes ...... 1810 / 54.3% No votes: Shall the current $20.00 annual benefit assessment imposed to fund snow removal services within the City of South Lake Tahoe, be replaced by a $40.00 annual special tax upon all improved parcels, with specified exceptions, subject to an annual inflation adjustment not to exceed 3%, to be used exclusively for purchasing, operating and maintaining snow removal equipment?
Measure S County Tax for Snow Removal -- County Service Area 3 South Shore Snow Removal Zone of Benefit (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1386 / 52.7% Yes votes ...... 1243 / 47.2% No votes: Shall the current $20.00 annual benefit assessment imposed to fund snow removal service within the South Shore Snow Removal Zone of Benefit within County Service Area No. 3 be replaced by a $50.00 special tax to be imposed annually upon all improved parcels, with specified exceptions, within the Zone commencing in the fiscal year 2006/2007, to be used exclusively for maintaining snow removal services?
Measure T Bonds and Special Tax for Community Recreation Center -- North Lake Tahoe Recreation Community Facilities District 2005-1 (Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1,132 / 34.8% Yes votes ...... 2,118 / 65.2% No votes
1132 (34.83%) Yes / 2118 (65.17%) No in Placer County
Yes / No in El Dorado County: Shall the Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Community Recreation Center): 1) issue not more than $22,230,000 of 30-year bonds to build the core of the North Tahoe Recreation Center on Dollar Hill; 2) levy a special tax which shall escalate at 2% annually to pay bond debt service and to support the Center's operation; and 3) have an appropriations limit of $2,000,000 per year? After bonds are paid off, the tax may continue at a reduced level to fund only operations, if necessary.
Measure U Upgrade Latrobe and Miller's Hill Schools -- Latrobe School District (Bond Measure - 55%)
Fail: 586 / 53.2% Yes votes ...... 514 / 46.7% No votes: To improve the quality of education, shall the Latrobe School District be authorized to upgrade Latrobe and Miller's Hill Schools by improving health, safety and handicapped access as required by law, provide student access to computers and modern technology, improve playfields for student and community use and provide a cafeteria/multipurpose room at Latrobe School, by issuing $4,300,000 in bonds, within legal limits, with a citizens' oversight committee, audits, and NO money for administrator salaries?

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