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Santa Cruz County, CA June 5, 2018 Election
Directory of Santa Cruz County, CA Measures
County Results as of Aug 1 12:49am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (193/193)
47.5% Countywide Voter Turnout (72,382/152,497)

Measures
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Measure P. School District Bond -- Mountain Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 405 / 72.58% Yes votes ...... 153 / 27.42% No votes
To improve the quality of education at Mountain School with funding that cannot be taken by the State; repair/replace leaky roofs; and modernize/reconstruct/improve outdated classrooms, school facilities and fields; shall Mountain Elementary School District issue $2,300,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $158,000 annually through 2048 for bonds from levies of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and all funds for local schools?

Measure Q. Parcel Tax -- Happy Valley Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 467 / 76.94% Yes votes ...... 140 / 23.06% No votes
To support academic excellence, maintain quality art and music programs, integrate modern technology into classrooms, retain high quality teachers and provide local funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Happy Valley Elementary School District's measure be adopted authorizing the levy of a parcel tax for six years at a rate of $99 per year raising $61,000 annually with an exemption for seniors and with annual citizens' oversight?

Measure R. School District Bond -- Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,236 / 66.6% Yes votes ...... 621 / 33.4% No votes
   284 (72.63%) Yes / 107 (27.37%) No in Santa Clara County
   952 (64.94%) Yes / 514 (35.06%) No in Santa Cruz County
To repair Loma Prieta School District's fire-damaged classrooms and community center, update fire alarms, water systems, electrical/heating and plumbing systems, meet health/safety codes, modernize aging classroom technology, acquire, repair, construct, equipment/sites with funding that cannot be taken by the State shall this Loma Prieta Joint Union School District measure be adopted to issue $10,600,000 in bonds at legal rates, levy on average 3 cents/$100 assessed value ($670,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits and citizens oversight?

Measure S. Sales Tax -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,134 / 71.94% Yes votes ...... 4,733 / 28.06% No votes
To protect Santa Cruz's quality of life by maintaining: police community and neighborhood services and crime prevention; homeless and treatment services; funding for local non-profits providing children/senior/working family services; City programs for children/at-risk youth; support for parks/beaches/open spaces; fire prevention programs and other essential city services, shall the City of Santa Cruz enact a permanent ¼ percent sales tax to provide about $3 million annually for use in our local community?

Measure T. Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,591 / 72.46% Yes votes ...... 4,406 / 27.54% No votes
With cultivation, possession and use of recreational marijuana made legal in 2016 by California voters, shall the Santa Cruz Municipal Code be amended to repeal Measure K, a 2006 ballot measure that requires Santa Cruz police officers and other law enforcement officers in the City of Santa Cruz to make enforcement of laws pertaining to the distribution, sale, cultivation or use of marijuana by adults their lowest law enforcement priority?

Measure U. Oppose UCSC Growth -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,606 / 76.92% Yes votes ...... 3,783 / 23.08% No votes
Shall an Ordinance be adopted expressing the Santa Cruz community's opposition to the proposed enrollment growth at the University of California, Santa Cruz?

 
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